Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart audit and a review of the literature. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: The UAO consisted of mild hypotonia or malacia in 3 consecutive cases of OI, and may have contributed to pulmonary and mechanical causes of tracheotomy requirement. The greatest predictors of tracheotomy requirement appear to be the severity of the OI mutation and the fracture burden. Elective cesarean section should be considered in severe cases of OI.
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Authors | Kaalan Johnson, Melissa Pineda, David Darrow, Virginia Proud, Craig Derkay |
Journal | The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology
(Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol)
Vol. 117
Issue 1
Pg. 27-31
(Jan 2008)
ISSN: 0003-4894 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18254368
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Airway Obstruction
(diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Laryngoscopy
- Male
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
(complications)
- Retrospective Studies
- Tracheostomy
(methods)
- Tracheotomy
(methods)
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