Table II.

Summary of main results.

ICU stay
Mean OTI duration	15.2 days (4-24)
Tracheostomy	10 patients (71.4%)
	Surgical tracheostomy 6 (60%)
	Percutaneous tracheostomy 4 (40%)
Mean tracheostomy maintenance	31 days (16-49)
Preoperative treatment
Endoscopic dilatation	8 patients (57.1%)
	Single procedure 4 (50%)
	Multiple procedures 4 (50%)
Emergency tracheostomy	1 (7.1%)
Glottic synechiae transoral CO2-laser resection	2 (14.3%)
LTS characteristics
Tracheostomy presence	4 patients (28.6%)
LTS ELS grade	IIIa
	IIIa+13 (92.9%)

ICU: Intensive care unit, OTI: Oro-tracheal intubation, LTS: Laryngo-tracheal stenosis, ELS: European Laryngological Society.