Wednesday 6 July 2016
Tuesday 5 July 2016
Pediatric Airway:Who should visit a Pediatric ENT Specialist?
Pediatric Airway Program
Airway Clinic : A multidisciplinary approach with the
team including ENT Surgeon specializing in Pediatric airway, Pediatric
Pulmonologist and equipped with outpatient endoscopic setup to complete ICU
back up for open airway surgeries.
Tracheostomy Program
Swallowing Evaluation and FEES (Functional Endoscopic
Evaluation of Swallowing)
Whom to refer?
1. Noisy
Breathers especially babies with failure to thrive
2. Infants
and children with stridor
3. Babies
with recurrent croup
4. Children
with recurrent pneumonias
5. Wheeze
or asthma not responding to regular treatment to look for associated airway
pathologies
6. NICU
Babies or kids with increased respiratory effort post extubation
7. Swallowing
and Feeding difficulty in babies
First they will have an
outpatient consultation with ENT surgeon. We perform outpatient flexible
nasolaryngoscopy and swallowing assessment. Referral to other specialties
including pulmonology, speech therapy will be done as required.
Flexible Nasolaryngoscopy |
If further assessments of lower
airways are required, then micro laryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy under anesthesia
will be planned.
Depending on final diagnosis,
management including conservative, endoscopic procedure or open airway surgery
will be planned.
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