Publications by authors named "Jennifer McLevy"
Article Synopsis
- Airway foreign bodies are a major cause of infant mortality, especially in extremely premature neonates, but there's limited literature on treating this condition in such vulnerable patients.
- This report details a successful case where a 2-week-old premature infant had a 2-cm foreign body removed from the trachea using specialized urologic instruments through an endotracheal tube.
- The findings highlight a new, safe technique using a ureteroscope and graspers that can be valuable for managing airway obstructions in high-risk infants without the need for paralysis.
Objective: Standards for treatment of laryngeal clefts remain poorly defined. There are no large case series that report the efficacy of injection laryngoplasty (IL) in the treatment of pediatric Type 1 laryngeal clefts (LC-1). The objective of this study is to measure the effect of IL in young children with LC-1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDexamethasone Use in the Treatment of Pediatric Deep Neck Space Infections.
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol
April 2020
Objectives: Assess the outcome of Intravenous (IV) dexamethasone in the treatment of pediatric deep neck space infections (DNSI) in combination with IV antibiotics.
Methods: Retrospective chart review of pediatric patients admitted for a DNSI from March 2014 to June 2016. Patient characteristics including demographics, abscess type, antibiotic, dexamethasone, surgery, culture, and length of stay (LOS) were obtained.
Traumatic tracheal injury in children: a case series supporting conservative management.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
May 2015
Objectives: Injuries to the tracheobronchial region are rare, but have the potential for rapid progression and can become life-threatening. Etiologies of non-penetrating tracheobronchial injuries include blunt cervical trauma, endotracheal intubation, and other iatrogenic causes. Several options for treatment ranging from conservative to surgical exist, but no single treatment has been implemented with consensus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To describe the use of fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) as an adjunct in the management of children presenting with psychogenic dysphagia, defined as food avoidance and excessive fear of eating without identifiable anatomic or functional swallowing abnormalities.
Methods: Case series of patients presenting to the otolaryngology clinic of a tertiary pediatric teaching hospital between 2007 and 2008 that were evaluated and managed with the utilization of FEES. The outcomes measured were age, gender, duration of symptoms, findings of FEES, additional work-up and resolution of symptoms at follow-up.