Comparison of Hospital Presentations Due to Tracheal Stenosis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

[LANGUAGE= "English"] INTRODUCTION: Prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is the main cause of tracheal stenosis (TS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients treated with long-term invasive mechanical ventilator support also increased. This study aimed to examine ho...

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Published in:Southern clinics of Istanbul Eurasia 2023-01, Vol.34 (1), p.1
Main Authors: Hökenek, Ummahan Dalkılınç, Kart, Jülide Sayın, Fatıh Dogu Geyik, Arslan, Gülten, Saracoglu, Kemal, Demirhan, Recep
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
COVID-19
Diabetes
Hypertension
Infections
Intensive care
Observational studies
Ostomy
Pandemics
Patients
Software packages
Tracheotomy
Ventilators
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Summary:[LANGUAGE= "English"] INTRODUCTION: Prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is the main cause of tracheal stenosis (TS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients treated with long-term invasive mechanical ventilator support also increased. This study aimed to examine hospital presentations due to TS before and during the pandemic period.METHODS: This retrospective observational study was planned over the 5-year period from October 2017 to October 2022. The data of all patients who presented to the hospital due to TS were screened through the hospital’s automation system. The age, gender, presentation unit and complaints, comorbidities, etiology of TS, intensive care admission, mechanical ventilation requirement and duration, the presence of a tracheostomy, the presence of previous surgical intervention, and treatment modalities were recorded in the data form. All variables were compared between the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. SPSS version 25 statistical software package was used for statistical analyses. The significance level was taken as 0.05 for all tests.RESULTS: The study included a total of 60 patients diagnosed with TS, of whom 21 presented to the hospital before and 39 during the pandemic. Forty of the patients were male and 20 were female, and their ages ranged from 3 to 77 years. The mean number of presentations was 5.25 before the pandemic and increased to 13 during the pandemic, indicating a 2.47-fold increase due to COVID-19. When the groups were examined, the mean age, the presence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension, the presence of stridor, tracheal dilatation, and stenting significantly increased during the pandemic period (p
ISSN:2587-0998
2587-1404
DOI:10.14744/scie.2023.25348