Otorhinolaryngology

Biography

This is Eulaf Hassan Alaadah, had the bachelor degree of Medicine and Surgery from King AbdulAziz University on 2016. During 2017, she finished her internship training and got accepted in the Saudi board of OtoRhinoLar­yngology – Head and Neck Surgery. She is passionate in doing research activities, teaching and volunteering. Her career vision is Seeking an impec­cable medical knowledge to be a leading medical doctor, a researcher, and a developer for medical & educational services in the society.

Abstract

Objective : To review the indications, findings, and complications of rigid bronchoscope in PICU patients.

Methodology: A retrospective study,reviewed the medical records of all documented cases admitted to PICU from 2010 until 2015 at King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KAUH).

Results: A total of 37 out of 400 reviewed subjects have underwent bronchoscopy during PICU stay and were analysed in the study.Nine (24.3%) out of 37 patients were found to have subglottic stenosis, followed by eight (18.9%) patients diagnosed to have vocal cord paralysis, normal airways (10.8%), laryngeal web (8.1%), foreign body (8.1), epiglottis (5.4%), trachea-esophageal fistula (5.4%), signs of pharyngo-larngyal reflux, right main bronchus adhesion and fibrosis, and congenital laryngomalcia. No any complication was noted except for a single patient who has failed the first trial of foreign body removal. Regarding consultation reasons nine patients (24.3%) were found to have stridor, followed by (18.9%) with respiratory distress, failed extubation (16.6), failed intubation (10%), foreign body (5.4%), respiratory distress (8.1%) laryngeal edema (5.4%), failed NGT insertion (2.7%) and bifid uvula (2.7%).