Paediatric tracheobronchomalacia: Incidence, patient characteristics, and predictors of surgical intervention

Retrospective study of 219 pediatric tracheobronchomalacia patients (2010-2020) found 12.8% required surgical intervention. Secondary TBM, acute life-threatening events, and ventilator dependence were independent predictors of surgery, with vascular compression being a common etiology requiring aortopexy or vascular ring division.