Beginning in the mid-1950s, indexed reports exist that use the term aerodigestive to
describe the anatomic location of inhaled or ingested foreign bodies in children. Calcaterra …

Dysphagia is a complex condition with numerous causes, symptoms, and treatments. As
such, patients with dysphagia commonly require a multidisciplinary approach to their …

Objectives/Hypothesis The Aerodigestive Program (the Aero Program) at Children's Hospital
Colorado is a multidisciplinary program focused on airway, digestive, and lung disorders in …

Objective To develop a complexity scoring system to characterize the diverse population
served in pediatric aerodigestive clinics and help predict their treatment outcomes. Study …

Purpose Vascular rings are often diagnosed after evaluation for swallowing and breathing
difficulties. Data regarding symptoms following vascular ring repair is sparse. We sought to …

Objectives: Aerodigestive disorders encompass various pathological conditions affecting the
lungs, upper airway, and gastrointestinal tract in children. While advanced care has primarily …

Objective/hypothesis Multi-disciplinary aero-digestive centers provide high quality health
care through improved outcomes and treatment costs over separate sub specialty clinics …

Objective This study sought to evaluate the impact of an interdisciplinary care model for
pediatric aerodigestive patients in terms of efficiency, risk exposure, and cost. Methods …

Importance Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are commonly prescribed to children with
oropharyngeal dysphagia and resultant aspiration based on the assumption that these …

Objectives/Hypothesis This study defines essential data elements to be recorded during an
aerodigestive “triple endoscopy” to form the foundation of a standardized multicenter registry …