{
    "abstract": "An accurate diagnosis and proper treatment plan are required to restore an adequate patent airway in fibrotic subglottic stenosis (SGS). Currently, the definitive treatment entails single-stage balloon dilatation with steroid injections. The primary aim was to evaluate successful airway restoration and general quality of life in cases with SGS in northern Sweden using robust patient reported outcomes.\nAll participants with need of surgical treatment due to SGS that had been referred to the department of otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Ume\u00e5 from September 2020 to August 2023 was included. Exclusion criteria included malignant, extrathoracic or cartilaginous cause, age\u2009<\u200918\u00a0years, or incompetent to sign consent documents. We assessed the patient-reported outcome measures pre- as well as 3\u00a0months postoperatively.\nOf the 40 cases fulfilling the eligibility criteria's, 33 cases completed the Dyspnea index (DI) and the short form health survey (SF-36) pre- as well as 3\u00a0months post-operatively. Receiver operating characteristics showed significant improvement in DI as well as in SF 36 scores post-operatively.\nEvaluation of balloon dilatation in SGS in this cohort follow-up analysis shows clear improvement in patient quality of life using robust PROM 3\u00a0months postoperatively, ensuring the use of a safe and well-tolerated procedure.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Clinical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Ume\u00e5 University, Ume\u00e5, Sweden. anders.erlandsson@umu.se.\nDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Ume\u00e5, 901 89, Ume\u00e5, Sweden. anders.erlandsson@umu.se.",
            "firstname": "Anders",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Erlandsson"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Ume\u00e5 School of Business, Economics, and Statistics, Ume\u00e5 University, Ume\u00e5, Sweden.",
            "firstname": "Anders",
            "initials": "A",
            "lastname": "Lundquist"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Clinical Sciences, Otorhinolaryngology, Ume\u00e5 University, Ume\u00e5, Sweden.",
            "firstname": "Katarina",
            "initials": "K",
            "lastname": "Olofsson"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 2024. The Author(s).",
    "doi": "10.1007/s00405-024-08667-0\n10.1155/2014/325048\n10.1002/lary.29783\n10.21037/jtd.2019.11.43\n10.1177/0194599818815068\n10.1007/s00405-017-4512-0\n10.1007/s13665-022-00286-6\n10.1002/ohn.190\n10.1002/lary.29675\n10.1002/lary.26930\n10.1016/j.jvoice.2013.12.017\n10.1097/00005650-199206000-00002\n10.1111/coa.13682\n10.1177/2050312116671725\n10.1002/lary.28337\n10.1001/jamaoto.2016.2029\n10.1007/s00405-023-08141-3\n10.1002/lio2.492\n10.1177/0145561320936968\n10.1007/s00405-023-07926-w",
    "journal": "European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery",
    "keywords": [
        "Balloon dilatation",
        "Dyspnea index",
        "Short form healthy survey",
        "Subglottic stenosis"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2024-05-06",
    "pubmed_id": "38705896\n25580336\n34369599\n32274178\n30481123\n28243785\n35261874\n36939627\n34117778\n29513385\n25311596\n1593914\n33277799\n27757230\n31603579\n27533026\n37540269\n33364404\n32692288\n36964409",
    "results": "Of the 40 cases fulfilling the eligibility criteria's, 33 cases completed the Dyspnea index (DI) and the short form health survey (SF-36) pre- as well as 3\u00a0months post-operatively. Receiver operating characteristics showed significant improvement in DI as well as in SF 36 scores post-operatively.",
    "title": "Mapping quality of life after balloon dilatation in subglottic stenosis using Dyspnea index and Short Form Health Survey-36.",
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}