Table 1: Demographic and surgical data

of the patients studied.

Variable

n (%)

Age (years)*

32.27 ± 14.47

Gender

Female

Male

9 (24.3)

28 (75.7)

Comorbidity

Systemic arterial hypertension

Diabetes mellitus

3 (8.1)

1 (2.7)

Cause of stenosis

Prolonged intubation

Trauma

Tracheal tumor

34 (91.9)

2 (5.4)

1 (2.7)

Initial management

Tracheostomy

Dilatations

Tracheoplasty

14 (37.8)

6 (16.2)

17 (45.9)

Stenosis grade (Myer-Cotton)

I

II

III

IV

13 (35.1)

2 (5.4)

15 (40.5)

6 (16.2)

Resected rings

2

3

4

5

3 (8.1)

13 (35.1)

14 (37.8)

7 (18.9)

Type of anastomosis

End-to-end

Cricotracheal

34 (91.9)

3 (8.1)

Type of stitches

Continuous

Detatched

15 (40.5)

22 (59.5)

Bleeding (mL)*

115.4 ± 108.28

Complications

1 (2.7)

* Value expressed in mean ± standard deviation.