RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Tracheobronchomalacia in preterm infants with chronic lung disease
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F203
OP F205
DO 10.1136/fn.76.3.F203
VO 76
IS 3
A1 Iolo J M Doull
A1 Quen Mok
A1 Robert C Tasker
YR 1997
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/76/3/F203.abstract
AB Tracheobronchomalacia is a treatable cause of persisting ventilatory requirements in the preterm neonate, and warrants a high index of suspicion. Five preterm infants with persisting ventilatory requirements with evidence of tracheobronchomalacia are reported. Four were diagnosed by tracheobronchogram and one by flexible endoscopy. All were successfully managed by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) via a tracheostomy. One infant died of unrelated causes. The oldest child in this series at the age of 2 years requires no further ventilatory support. Tracheobronchial anomalies should be considered in all preterm infants with persisting ventilatory requirements.