An Observational Study on the Etiology and Associated Clinical Profile of Congenital, Neonatal and Pediatric Stridor

Abstract

Background This study was conducted to analyse the aetiology and associated clinical profile of congenital, neonatal and paediatric stridor. Methods This was a hospital-based retrospective, observational, analytical, single-group study conducted among 50 children presenting with stridor, fulfilling the inclusion criteria(s) in the Department of Otolaryngology, Manipal hospital, HAL airport road, Bangalore from October 2017 to May 2018. After a detailed case history of all selected patients were taken along with ear, nose and throat examination and detailed systemic examination, Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopic examination was conducted to visualize the larynx.