Clinical Symptoms Affect Treatment and Prognosis in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation
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- Asymptomatic CPAM patients had shorter hospital stays, ventilation time, and operative duration compared to symptomatic patients.
- Early surgical intervention before symptom onset appears safer with no increase in conversion rates or postoperative complications.
- Retrospective study of 110 patients supports proactive rather than expectant management of congenital pulmonary airway malformations.
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Do you wait for symptoms to treat congenital pulmonary airway malformations? Hi, I'm Cecilia Jigena from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and I think this is an article that you should know about. This is a retrospective study that aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy for asymptomatic. Symptoms and what did they find? They had 110 patients and what they found is that patients that underwent surgery before they became symptomatic had shorter length of stay, shorter mechanic ventilation after the surgery, and shorter operating times. With no significant difference in conversion or post-op complications, so it seems that it's safer to operate these patients before they become symptomatic. Let us know what you think and stay tuned for more articles that you should know about.