Risk Factors for Procedural Complications of Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy: Experience From a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India
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2024-09
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The Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Abstract
We analyzed the records of 869 children who underwent flexible bronchoscopy. We found procedural complications in 6.7% (n = 59), with severe events in 3.2% (n = 28). Age < 1 y, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, and finding lower airway malacia on bronchoscopy were identified as independent risk factors for developing complications with adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) of 2.6 (1.3, 4.9); P = 0.004; 5.4 (1.7, 17.6); P = 0.005 and 2.1 (1.1, 4.0); P = 0.031, respectively.
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Airway malacia, Children, Desaturation, Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
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Manoharan Aravindhan, Jat Kana Ram, Dhochak Nitin, Lodha Rakesh, Sankar Jhuma . Risk Factors for Procedural Complications of Pediatric Flexible Bronchoscopy: Experience From a Tertiary Care Centre in Northern India. Indian Pediatrics. 2024 Sep; 61(9): 887-889