title: International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG) consensus recommendations: Routine peri-operative pediatric tracheotomy care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop consensus recommendations for peri-operative tracheotomy care in pediatric patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Expert opinion by the members of the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG). The mission of the IPOG is to develop expertise-based consensus recommendations for the management of pediatric otolaryngologic disorders with the goal of improving patient care. The consensus recommendations herein represent the first publication by the group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Consensus recommendations including pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative considerations, as well as sedation and nutrition management are described. These recommendations are based on the collective opinion of the IPOG members and are targeted to (i) otolaryngologists who perform tracheotomies on pediatric patients, (ii) intensivists who are involved in the shared-care of these patients, and (iii) allied health professionals.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pediatric peri-operative tracheotomy care consensus recommendations are aimed at improving patient-centered care in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: julie.strychowsky@lhsc.on.ca.
authors.forename: Julie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Strychowsky
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Albert
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, United States.
authors.forename: Kenny
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authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Sydney Children's Hospital Network-Westmead Campus, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Sam J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Alessandro
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authors.lastname: De Alarcon
authors.affiliation: Pediatric ENT Department, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Noel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garabedian
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hartnick
authors.affiliation: Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, United States.
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inglis
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Monica E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kleinman
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Nilesh M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille Université, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, La Timone Children's Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicollas
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nuss
authors.affiliation: Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California, United States.
authors.forename: Seth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pransky
authors.affiliation: Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rutter
authors.affiliation: evidENT, UCL Ear Institute, Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schilder
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.affiliation: Aix-Marseille Université, Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, La Timone Children's Hospital, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Triglia
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volk
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Bob
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watters
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wyatt
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, United States.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zalzal
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zur
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
authors.forename: Reza
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authors.lastname: Rahbar
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010372:Pediatrics; D019990:Perioperative Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014140:Tracheotomy
keywords: Pediatric; Tracheostomy; Tracheotomy