International Pediatric ORL Group (IPOG) Laryngomalacia Consensus Recommendations
Authors
John Carter, Reza Rahbar, Matthew Brigger, Kenny Chan, Alan Cheng, Sam J. Daniel, Alessandro De Alarcon, Noel Garabedian, Catherine Hart, Christopher Hartnick, Ian Jacobs, Bryan Liming, Richard Nicollas, Seth Pransky, Gresham Richter, John Russell, Michael J. Rutter, Anne Schilder, Richard J.H. Smith, Julie Strychowsky, Robert Ward, Karen Watters, Michelle Wyatt, George Zalzal, Karen Zur, Dana Thompson
Publication
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Date
July 2016
Results
“Consensus recommendations include initial care and triage recommendations for health care providers who commonly evaluate young infants with noisy breathing. The consensus statement also provides comprehensive care recommendations for otolaryngologists who manage young infants with laryngomalacia including: evaluation and treatment considerations for commonly debated issues in laryngomalacia, initial work-up of infants presenting with inspiratory stridor, treatment recommendations based on disease severity, management of the infant with feeding difficulties, post-surgical treatment management recommendations, and suggestions for acid suppression therapy.”