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Pediatric Open Airway Surgery: It’s All About the Decision-Making

with Dr. Sohit Kanotra

In this episode, Dr. Sohit Kanotra, director of UCLA’s Complex Pediatric Airway Program, discusses open airway surgery in children with host Dr. Gopi Shah.

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Dr. Sohit Kanotra discusses Pediatric Open Airway Surgery: It’s All About the Decision-Making on the BackTable 162 Podcast

Dr. Sohit Kanotra

Dr. Sohit Kanotra is a pediatric airway surgeon, the director of the complex pediatric airway program, and an associate professor with the department of otolaryngology at UCLA in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Gopi Shah discusses Pediatric Open Airway Surgery: It’s All About the Decision-Making on the BackTable 162 Podcast

Dr. Gopi Shah

Dr. Gopi Shah is a pediatric otolaryngologist and the co-host of BackTable ENT.

Synopsis

First, the surgeons review the presentation of pediatric airway stenosis, which causes stridor in younger children and exercise intolerance in older ones. Drawing on his experience at UCLA, Dr. Kanotra addresses how to build a pediatric airway program, emphasizing the importance of relationships with the NICU and PICU. He advises airway surgeons to coordinate with these units to share protocols, organize conferences, and assist with bedside swallow assessments. Then, the discussion transitions to pre-operative evaluation of and contemporary strategies in pediatric airway reconstruction. Dr. Kanotra shares pearls for surgical planning, operative technique, and post-operative management. The episode concludes with Dr. Kanotra’s high-level advice to fellow pediatric airway surgeons.

Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction
03:03 - Building UCLA’s Complex Airway Program
09:37 - Decision-Making in Pediatric Open Airway Surgery
20:10 - Pediatric Airway Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Effort
32:24 - Preoperative Assessment for Open Airway Surgery
38:16 - Evaluating the Airway: Techniques & Tools
39:34 - Planning for Open Airway Surgery
40:15 - Understanding Expansion & Resection Procedures
56:58 - Using Release Maneuvers in Pediatric Open Airway Surgery
01:00:29 - Post-operative Management and Follow-up
01:06:33 - Concluding Thoughts & Pearls

Resources

Dr. Sohit Kanotra’s UCLA Profile
https://www.uclahealth.org/providers/sohit-kanotra

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