TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of dyspnea outcomes after endoscopic airway surgery for laryngotracheal stenosis
AU - Samad, Idris
AU - Akst, Lee
AU - Karatayli-Özgürsoy, Selmin
AU - Teets, Kristine
AU - Simpson, Marissa
AU - Sharma, Ashwyn
AU - Best, Simon R.A.
AU - Hillel, Alexander T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Importance Endoscopic airway surgery is a frequently used procedure in the management of laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS); however, no established outcome measures are available to assess treatment response. OBJECTIVE To assess acoustics and aerodynamic measures and voice-and dyspnea-related quality of life (QOL) in adult patients with LTS who undergo endoscopic airway surgery. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This case series compared preoperative measures and postoperative outcomes among adult patients who underwent endoscopic airway surgery for LTS from September 1, 2013, to September 30, 2015, at the tertiary care Johns Hopkins Voice Center. Patients were excluded if they did not undergo balloon dilation or if they had multilevel or glottic stenosis. The Phonatory Aerodynamic System was used to quantify laryngotracheal aerodynamic changes after surgery. Final follow-up was completed 2 to 6 weeks after surgery. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The voice-related QOL instrument (V-RQOL), Dyspnea Index, and Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Questionnaire were completed before and after endoscopic surgery. Consensus auditory perceptual evaluation of voice, acoustic measurements, and aerodynamic outcomes were also assessed. RESULTS Fourteen patients (1 man and 13 women; mean [SD] age, 45.4 [4.3] years) were enrolled. The mean postoperative V-RQOL scores (n = 14) increased from 74.3 to 85.5 (mean of difference, 11.3; 95% CI, 2.2 to 20.3). The mean postoperative Dyspnea Index (n = 14) decreased from 26.9 to 6.6 (mean of difference,-20.3; 95% CI,-27.9 to-12.7); the mean postoperative Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Questionnaire scores (n = 9) decreased from 3.2 to 1.0 (mean of difference,-2.2; 95% CI,-3.4 to-0.9). Postoperative mean vital capacity (n = 14) increased from 2.5 to 3.1 L (mean of difference, 0.6 L; 95% CI, 0.3-1.0 L), whereas mean laryngeal resistance (n = 14) decreased from 73.9 to 46.4 cm H 2O/L/s (mean of difference,-27.5 cm H2O/L/s; 95% CI,-44.8 to-10.3 cm H2O/L/s) postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Patients demonstrate statistically and clinically significant improvement in dyspnea-related QOL, whereas a few patients showed a clinically significant improvement in V-RQOL. Dyspnea-related QOL outcomes should be added to airway surgeons' regular assessment of patients with LTS to measure treatment response and inform the decision to perform a second operation, whereas V-RQOL outcomes need additional prospective study with a larger sample size. The Phonatory Aerodynamic System is not an optimal method to quantify changes in laryngotracheal aerodynamics after intervention in LTS.
AB - Importance Endoscopic airway surgery is a frequently used procedure in the management of laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS); however, no established outcome measures are available to assess treatment response. OBJECTIVE To assess acoustics and aerodynamic measures and voice-and dyspnea-related quality of life (QOL) in adult patients with LTS who undergo endoscopic airway surgery. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This case series compared preoperative measures and postoperative outcomes among adult patients who underwent endoscopic airway surgery for LTS from September 1, 2013, to September 30, 2015, at the tertiary care Johns Hopkins Voice Center. Patients were excluded if they did not undergo balloon dilation or if they had multilevel or glottic stenosis. The Phonatory Aerodynamic System was used to quantify laryngotracheal aerodynamic changes after surgery. Final follow-up was completed 2 to 6 weeks after surgery. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The voice-related QOL instrument (V-RQOL), Dyspnea Index, and Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Questionnaire were completed before and after endoscopic surgery. Consensus auditory perceptual evaluation of voice, acoustic measurements, and aerodynamic outcomes were also assessed. RESULTS Fourteen patients (1 man and 13 women; mean [SD] age, 45.4 [4.3] years) were enrolled. The mean postoperative V-RQOL scores (n = 14) increased from 74.3 to 85.5 (mean of difference, 11.3; 95% CI, 2.2 to 20.3). The mean postoperative Dyspnea Index (n = 14) decreased from 26.9 to 6.6 (mean of difference,-20.3; 95% CI,-27.9 to-12.7); the mean postoperative Clinical Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Questionnaire scores (n = 9) decreased from 3.2 to 1.0 (mean of difference,-2.2; 95% CI,-3.4 to-0.9). Postoperative mean vital capacity (n = 14) increased from 2.5 to 3.1 L (mean of difference, 0.6 L; 95% CI, 0.3-1.0 L), whereas mean laryngeal resistance (n = 14) decreased from 73.9 to 46.4 cm H 2O/L/s (mean of difference,-27.5 cm H2O/L/s; 95% CI,-44.8 to-10.3 cm H2O/L/s) postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Patients demonstrate statistically and clinically significant improvement in dyspnea-related QOL, whereas a few patients showed a clinically significant improvement in V-RQOL. Dyspnea-related QOL outcomes should be added to airway surgeons' regular assessment of patients with LTS to measure treatment response and inform the decision to perform a second operation, whereas V-RQOL outcomes need additional prospective study with a larger sample size. The Phonatory Aerodynamic System is not an optimal method to quantify changes in laryngotracheal aerodynamics after intervention in LTS.
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U2 - 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2029
DO - 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2029
M3 - Article
C2 - 27533026
AN - SCOPUS:84997531199
VL - 142
SP - 1075
EP - 1081
JO - JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - JAMA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
SN - 2168-6181
IS - 11
ER -