1993 Volume 1993 Issue Supplement62 Pages 67-76
A total of 23 patients with acute injury of the larynx and cervical trachea were treated during the period between 1971 and 1990. The majority of the patients were male. The patient ages were predominantly between 10 and 40 years old. Conservative treatment was given to about half of the patients, and primary suture was performed on about half. These cases represent a relative consistency in management principles: (1) Primary care should be maintenance of an adequate airway, (2) Antibiotics and steroids should be given for conservative treatement, (3) Soft tissue should be preserved as much as possible, and intralaryngeal or intratracheal wound(s) should be primarily sutured, (4) The cartilaginous framework should be repositioned and fixed.
