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Publisher: Peytchinski Publishing
ISSN: 1312-773X (Online)
Issue: 2018, vol. 24, issue3
Subject Area: Dental&Oral Medicine
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DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2018243.2142
Published online: 03 September 2018
Original article
J of IMAB. 2018 Jul-Sep;24(3):2142-2148
OPEN TRACHEOSTOMY IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY IN A RESOURCE LIMITED SETTING: THE HOPE OF WHOM LITTLE IS GIVEN
Rowland Agbara1, 2
, Benjamin Fomete2, Obiadazie Athanasius-Chukwudi2, Omeje Uchenna-Kelvin3, Onyebuchi Polycarp2, Idowu Enoch Abiodun1.
1) Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria.
2) Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika-Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria.
3) Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Aminu Kano University Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT:
Purpose: Despite advances in anesthetic techniques, health resource environment still face challenges in achieving safe anesthesia due to limited facilities and skilled personnel. This study highlights the value of open tracheostomy in oral/maxillofacial surgery in a health resource-limited setting.
Materials and Methods: Maxillofacial surgery patients who had a tracheostomy in a regional University Teaching Hospital between February 1999 and August 2017 were retrospectively studied. Details sourced included age, sex, surgical condition, indication for tracheostomy and complications. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Findings from descriptive statistics were represented in the form of tables and charts.
Results: A total of 51 patients had an open tracheostomy and this consisted of 28 (54.9%) males and 23 (45.1%) females. The main anesthetic indication was preoperative difficult airway assessment, and there was more elective (n=45; 88.2%) than emergency tracheostomies. Orofacial tumors (n=30; 58.9%) were the major conditions managed. More patients with mallampati class IV (n=18; 69.2%) had tracheostomy. About 98.0% (n=50) of the patients had a temporary tracheostomy and the main complications noted were mortality, surgical emphysema and hemorrhage.
Conclusion: In resource limited environments, the maxillofacial surgical team frequently has little facility to work with and often face challenging cases. Although these patients can be safely anaesthetized using less invasive methods in health resource-rich settings, tracheostomy offers surgeons in our environment an opportunity to improve the quality of life of these patients who otherwise cannot be safely anaesthetized due to limited facilities or skilled manpower.
Keywords: Tracheostomy, Maxillofacial, Tumor, Health resources,
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Please cite this article as: Agbara R, Fomete B, Athanasius-Chukwudi O, Uchenna-Kevin O, Onyebuchi P, Idowu EA. Open tracheostomy in oral and maxillofacial surgery in a resource limited setting: the hope of whom little is given. J of IMAB. 2018 Jul-Sep;24(3):2142-2148.
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2018243.2142
Correspondence to: Dr Rowland Agbara, Department of Dentistry, University of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria; E-mail: row_prof@yahoo.com,
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Received: 15 February 2018
Published online: 03 September 2018