International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group: Consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of type I laryngeal clefts.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
; 101: 51-56, 2017 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-28964310
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The diagnosis and management of type I laryngeal clefts can be controversial and varies across centers and surgeons. Using existing peer-reviewed literature to develop an expert-based consensus will help guide physicians in the treatment of these patients as well as develop research hypotheses to further study this condition.OBJECTIVE:
To provide recommendations for the diagnosis and management of type I laryngeal clefts.METHODS:
Determination of current expert- and literature-based recommendations, via a survey of the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group, using a modified Delphi method.SETTING:
Multinational, multi-institutional, tertiary pediatric hospitals.RESULTS:
Consensus recommendations include diagnostic workup, medical management, pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative considerations for type I laryngeal clefts.CONCLUSIONS:
This guide on the diagnosis and management of patients with type I laryngeal clefts is aimed at improving patient care and promoting future hypothesis generation and research to validate the recommendations made here.
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Assunto principal:
Otolaringologia
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Anormalidades Congênitas
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Laringe
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Child
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article