Clinical assessment scoring system for tracheostomy (CASST) criterion: Objective criteria to predict pre-operatively the need for a tracheostomy in head and neck malignancies

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• 作者：Karan Gupta^a ; ^{guptakaran86@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Dushyant Mandlik^a ; Daxesh Patel^a ; Purvi Patel^a ; Bankim Shah^b ; Devanhalli G. Vijay^c ; Jagdish M. Kothari^c ; Rajendra B. Toprani^a ; Kaustubh D. Patel^a
• 关键词：Oral and oropharyngeal cancer ; Tracheostomy ; Risk analysis system ; Airway management
• 刊名：Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：44
• 期：9
• 页码：1310-1313
• 全文大小：247 K

文摘

Tracheostomy is a mainstay modality for airway management for patients with head-neck cancer undergoing surgery. This study aims to define factors predicting need of tracheostomy and define an effective objective criterion to predict tracheostomy need.

Methods

486 patients undergoing composite resections were studied. Factors analyzed were age, previous surgery, extent of surgery, trismus, extent of mandibular resection and reconstruction etc. Factors were divided into major and minor, using the clinical assessment scoring system for tracheostomy (CASST) criterion.

Results

Sixty seven (13.7%) patients required tracheostomy for their peri-operative management. Elective tracheostomies were done in 53 cases during surgery and post-operatively in 14 patients. All patients in whom tracheostomies were anticipated had a score of seven or more.

Conclusion

A decision on whether or not an elective tracheotomy in head and neck surgery is necessary and can be facilitated using CASST criterion, which has a sensitivity of 95.5% and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 99.3%. It may reduce post-operative complications and contribute to safer treatment.