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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Laryngoscope. 2021 Aug 9;132(2):413–418. doi: 10.1002/lary.29783

Table 3:

Consequences of delayed iSGS diagnosis, including avoidable medications, additional procedures, emergency department/hospital admissions, and urgent dilation surgery.

Patient Consequence % patients
Inhaled Steroid Treatment 49.2%
Antibiotic Treatment 15.2%
Additional Procedures
 Tracheostomy       4 
 Cardiac Catheterization     2
 Nissen Fundoplication     1
 Gastric Inlet patch ablation  1
 Septoplasty, Tonsillectomy   1
7.3%
≥1 Emergency Department Visit
(20 total, 17 patients)
13.7%
≥1 Hospital Admissions
(14 total, 13 patients)
10.5%
Urgent First Dilation Surgery 8.1%