Long‐term Follow‐up of Infants Under Intensive Care with Tracheotomy During the Period 1956–1965
- 1 April 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica
- Vol. 28 (2) , 166-173
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-6576.1984.tb02035.x
Abstract
Twenty‐seven infants who survived intensive care during early infancy in the pioneering period of neonatal intensive care (1956–1965) were investigated after 8–17 years. The selection criterion was maintenance of a tracheotomy for more than 15 days during the first 12 months of life. A variety of clinical, physiological, radiological and psychiatric sequelae was found. Respiratory symptoms were the dominating problem during the post‐tracheotomy period. The long‐term follow‐up revealed that these symptoms had a stong tendency to subside. At the time of the follow‐up, as many as 20 children (74%) did not experience any functional impairment.Keywords
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