A modified nasopharyngeal tube to relieve high upper airway obstruction

Infants with high upper airway obstruction (UAO) are managed with a variety of techniques to relieve their UAO. Among these techniques, the least invasive and safest is the nasopharyngeal tube (NPT). However, the traditional NPT is not always satisfactory, and tracheostomies need to be done. We rece...

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2000-04, Vol.29 (4), p.299-306
Main Authors: Chang, A.B., Masters, I.B., Williams, G.R., Harris, M., O'Neil, M.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway Obstruction - etiology
Airway Obstruction - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
craniofacial anomalies
Diseases of the respiratory system
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
infants
Intubation - instrumentation
Intubation - methods
Male
Medical sciences
nasopharyngeal tube
Nasopharynx
Pierre Robin syndrome
Pierre Robin Syndrome - complications
Pierre Robin Syndrome - therapy
Polysomnography
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
upper airway obstruction
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Summary:Infants with high upper airway obstruction (UAO) are managed with a variety of techniques to relieve their UAO. Among these techniques, the least invasive and safest is the nasopharyngeal tube (NPT). However, the traditional NPT is not always satisfactory, and tracheostomies need to be done. We recently described a modified NPT technique that, in contrast to the traditional tube, does not add airway dead space and resistance, is easy to use, is well‐tolerated, has proven highly successful, and allows the simultaneous use of oxygen nasal prongs. This modified NPT has many advantages over the traditional NPT as a temporary management of high UAO that resolves with growth of the infant. This report highlights the respiratory care of 10 infants with high UAO (Pierre Robin syndrome, Down syndrome, Goldenhar syndrome, isolated microngathia, and idiopathic hypotonia) who were managed with a modified NPT. The modified NPT described potentially reduces the need for surgical intervention to relieve high UAO in infants. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2000; 29:299–306. © 2000 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(200004)29:4<299::AID-PPUL10>3.0.CO;2-U