International Pediatric ORL Group (IPOG) Robin Sequence consensus recommendations

Pierre Fayoux; Sam J Daniel; Gregory Allen; Karthik Balakrishnan; An Boudewyns; Alan Cheng; Alessandro De Alarcon; Dimple Goel; Catherine K Hart; Nicolas Leboulanger; Gi Lee; Eric Moreddu; Harlan Muntz; Reza Rahbar; Richard Nicollas; Carolyn R Rogers-Vizena; John Russell; Michael J Rutter; Richard J H Smith; Michelle Wyatt; George Zalzal; Cory M Resnick

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109855

International Pediatric ORL Group (IPOG) Robin Sequence consensus recommendations

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Mar:130:109855. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109855. Epub 2019 Dec 28.

Authors

Pierre Fayoux¹, Sam J Daniel², Gregory Allen³, Karthik Balakrishnan⁴, An Boudewyns⁵, Alan Cheng⁶, Alessandro De Alarcon⁷, Dimple Goel⁸, Catherine K Hart⁷, Nicolas Leboulanger⁹, Gi Lee¹⁰, Eric Moreddu¹¹, Harlan Muntz¹², Reza Rahbar¹⁰, Richard Nicollas¹¹, Carolyn R Rogers-Vizena¹³, John Russell¹⁴, Michael J Rutter⁷, Richard J H Smith¹⁵, Michelle Wyatt¹⁶, George Zalzal¹⁷, Cory M Resnick¹³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, CHU Lille, Université de Lille, Lille, France. Electronic address: pierre.fayoux@chru-lille.fr.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
³ Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
⁴ | Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, The Sydney Children's Hospital Network-Westmead Campus, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
⁷ Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
⁸ Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Pediatric ENT Department, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
¹⁰ Department of Otolaryngology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
¹¹ Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, La Timone Children's Hospital, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France.
¹² Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, UT, USA.
¹³ Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
¹⁴ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
¹⁵ Department of Otolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA.
¹⁶ Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK.
¹⁷ Department of Otolaryngology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.

PMID: 31896499
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2019.109855

Abstract

Objective: To provide recommendations for the comprehensive management of airway obstruction in patients with Robin Sequence.

Methods: Expert opinion by the members of the International Pediatric Otolaryngology Group (IPOG).

Results: The consensus statement provides recommendations for medical specialists who manage infants with Robin Sequence including: evaluation and treatment considerations for commonly debated issues in post-natal airway obstruction, assessment of antenatal obstruction and perinatal airway management.

Conclusion: Consensus recommendations are aimed at improving management of airway obstruction in patients with Robin Sequence.

Keywords: Airway; Assessment; Robin sequence; Swallowing; Treatment.

MeSH terms

Airway Management
Airway Obstruction / diagnosis
Airway Obstruction / etiology
Airway Obstruction / therapy*
Consensus
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Otolaryngology
Pierre Robin Syndrome / complications
Pierre Robin Syndrome / diagnosis
Pierre Robin Syndrome / therapy*
Practice Guidelines as Topic