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Vol. 39. Issue 11.
Pages 501-506 (November 2003)
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Factores asociados a complicaciones debidas a la realización de broncoscopia en pacientes pediátricos
Factors Associated With Complications Caused by Bronchoscopy in Pediatric Patients
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C. Rodríguez Martíneza,b,
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Correspondencia: Fundación Neumológica Colombiana. Fundación Cardioinfantil.Calle 163, A, 28-60. Bogotá. Colombia
, M.P. Sossab
a Fundación Neumológica Colombiana. Organización Sánitas Internacional. Bogotá. Colombia
b Hospital Santa Clara. Bogotá. Colombia
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Introducción

A pesar de que se ha demostrado el papel de la broncoscopia flexible en pediatría como una importante herramienta diagnóstica y terapéutica, el procedimiento puede ocasionar complicaciones que el broncoscopista debe prever antes de su realización; sin embargo, no se conocen con precisión los factores que se asocian a la presencia de es-tas complicaciones.

Objetivo

Determinar la incidencia y los factores que se asocian a la presencia de complicaciones debidas a la reali-zación de broncoscopias en pacientes pediátricos.

Material Y Método

Se realizó un estudio de cohorte re-trospectivo, en el que se revisaron los registros de los pacientes de entre 1 mes y 18 años de edad a los que se les realizó broncoscopia entre el 1 de enero y el 31 de diciembre de 2002. Se registró para cada paciente la presencia o no de va-rias variables predictoras y de complicaciones posbroncos-copia.

Resultados

Después de ajustar por el tipo de acceso a la vía aérea, la edad menor o igual a 3 meses fue el único factor independiente que se asoció a la presencia de alguna complicación ( odds ratio=8,19; intervalo de confianza del 95%, 1,61–41,55; p=0,01).

Conclusiones

Concluimos que los pacientes con una edad menor o igual a 3 meses tienen mayor riesgo de presentar complicaciones tras la realización de broncoscopias con anestesia general, por lo que debe establecerse un balance riesgo-beneficio en pacientes de esta edad y considerar la rea-lización del procedimiento bajo sedación.

Palabras clave:
Factores de riesgo
Broncoscopia pediátrica
Complicaciones
Background

Although the role of flexible bronchoscopy as an important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in pediatric medicine has been demonstrated, the procedure can cause complications which should be foreseen by the bronchosco-pist. However, no precise information is available about the factors associated with the presence of such complications.

Objective

To determine the incidence of complications caused by bronchoscopy in pediatric patients and the factors associated with their presence.

Material And Method

This was a retrospective cohort study which reviewed the records of patients aged between 1 month and 18 years who had undergone bronchoscopy between January 1 and December 31, 2002. The presence or absence of several variables considered predictive of postbron-choscopy complications was recorded in each patient.

Results

After adjustment for the method used to access the airway, age less than or equal to 3 months was the only independent factor associated with the presence of complica-tions (odds ratio=8.19; 95% confidence interval, 1.61–41.55; P=.01).

Conclusions

We conclude that patients 3 months old or younger are at greater risk of presenting complications after bronchoscopies performed under general anesthesia. Conse-quently a riskbenefit analysis should be carried out for patients in this age group, and the possibility of performing the procedure under sedation should be considered.

Keywords:
Risk factors
Pediatric bronchoscopy
Complica-tions
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