TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 56. Infections in Children with Tracheostomy
A1  - Berry, Jay
A1  - Manzi, Shannon
A1  - Hammitt, Laura
A2  - Shah, Samir S.
PY  - 2009
T2  - Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease
AB  - Tracheotomy  is  one  of  the  most  common  surgical  airway  procedures  performed  in  children.  Approximately  5000  children  undergo  tracheotomy  each  year.1  In  the  past,  tracheotomy  was  predominately  performed  in  older  children  with  acute  upper  airway  compromise  secondary  to  infection  such  as  epiglottitis  and  croup.2  Currently,  these  acute  upper  airway  infections  represent  less  than  5%  of  tracheotomy  performed  in  children.1,3  Tracheotomy  is  now  more  commonly  being  performed  in  children  who  require  prolonged  mechanical  ventilation  or  who  have  significant  anatomic  rather  than  infectious  causes  of  upper  airway  obstruction.  The  changes  in  the  indications  for  tracheotomy  reflect  the  extended  survival  of  children  born  prematurely  as  well  as  those  with  chronic  underlying  illnesses  such  as  neuromuscular  disease  and  congenital  anomalies.2–4  These  underlying  illnesses  influence  the  etiology  of  tracheotomy-related  infections  encountered  in  children.  This  chapter  focuses  on  the  childhood  tracheotomy-related  infections  of  stoma  cellulitis,  tracheitis,  and  bacterial  pneumonia.  
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CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6912119
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