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December 1984, Vol 138, No. 12 >
Article | December 1984

Mortality and Airway Obstruction-Reply FREE

STEPHEN L. LISTON, MD; RICHARD C. GEHRZ, MD; LEIGHTON G. SIEGEL, MD; JOHN A. TILELLI, MD
Am J Dis Child. 1984;138(12):1157-1158. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140500060028.
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In Reply.—There is merit in some, but not all, of Dr Poulton's criticisms. Our report1 on bacterial tracheitis did not detail the exact circumstances of every patient whose case we reported, and these circumstances have some bearing on Dr Poulton's comments. In our article, we combined all of the complications encountered by these children, both before and while being treated in our pediatric intensive care unit.

The two deaths Dr Poulton mentioned were tragedies that led us to review and revise extensively our intensive care protocols. These deaths represent the only deaths from inflammatory airway disease in our pediatric intensive care unit during the last ten years. It is more than a coincidence that both of these deaths were associated with bacterial tracheitis. It was not until after we appreciated the seriousness of bacterial tracheitis that a protocol was developed to cope adequately with this disease.

Dr Poulton

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Liston SL, Gehrz RC, Siegel LG, et al:  Bacterial tracheitis . AJDC 1983;;137:764-767.
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Jones R, Santos JI, Overall JC:  Bacterial tracheitis . JAMA 1979;;242:721-726.
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Sofer S, Duncan P, Chernick V:  Bacterial tracheitis: An old disease rediscovered . Clin Pediatr 1983;;22:407-411.
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Rabuzzi DD, Reed GF:  Intrathoracic complications following tracheotomy in children . Laryngoscope 1971;;81:939-946.
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Friedman E, Jorgensen K, Healy G: Bacterial tracheitis: Two-year experience. Read before the Eastern Section of the Triologic Society, Toronto, Jan 27, 1984.
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Han BK, Dunbar JS, Striker TW:  Membranous laryngotracheobronchitis (membranous croup) . AJR 1979;;133:53-58.

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Liston SL, Gehrz RC, Siegel LG, et al:  Bacterial tracheitis . AJDC 1983;;137:764-767.
2 +
Jones R, Santos JI, Overall JC:  Bacterial tracheitis . JAMA 1979;;242:721-726.
3 +
Sofer S, Duncan P, Chernick V:  Bacterial tracheitis: An old disease rediscovered . Clin Pediatr 1983;;22:407-411.
4 +
Rabuzzi DD, Reed GF:  Intrathoracic complications following tracheotomy in children . Laryngoscope 1971;;81:939-946.
5 +
Friedman E, Jorgensen K, Healy G: Bacterial tracheitis: Two-year experience. Read before the Eastern Section of the Triologic Society, Toronto, Jan 27, 1984.
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Han BK, Dunbar JS, Striker TW:  Membranous laryngotracheobronchitis (membranous croup) . AJR 1979;;133:53-58.

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