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  P1.04 - Poster Session with Presenters Present (ID 456)

  • Event: WCLC 2016
  • Type: Poster Presenters Present
  • Track: Pulmonology
  • Presentations: 1
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  • Coordinates: 12/05/2016, 14:30 - 15:45, Hall B (Poster Area)

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    P1.04-009 - Bacterial Population Dynamics in Colonization of Airway Stents in Patients with Cancer (ID 4906)

    14:30 - 14:30  |  Author(s): C. Lopez-Delgado
    • Abstract

    Background:
    Stent placement is an increasingly used treatment for malignant tracheobronchial stenosis. The main complication related to airway stents is bacterial colonization causing chronic cough and sputum, halitosis, recurrent bronchial infections, pneumonia and even sepsis. The main objectives were to describe potentially pathogenic bacteria (PPM) involved in stent colonization and to analyze PPM dynamics during follow-up.
    
    Methods:
    Prospective study in patients with malignant stenosis treated with stent placement. Bronchial washings (BW) were performed before and at least 1 month after stent placement. Qualitative cultures of PPM isolated in BW were performed. Statistical analyses with R-3.2.3.
    
    Results:
    Total of 65 patients, 56 (86%) men, mean age 64 (±10) y/o, 58 (89%) current or former smokers, 2 (3%) bronchiectasis, 28 (43%) COPD. Cancers were: primary lung cancer (n=52, 80%) followed by thyroid (n=4, 6%), esophagus (n=2, 3%) and other (n=7, 11%); stenosis were located in trachea (n=14, 21%), main carina (n=16, 25%) and main bronchi (n=35, 54%); and stent types included metal (n=30, 46%) and silicone (n=35, 54%). Isolated PPM in BW (table 1). Airway colonization was absent in 14 (21.5%) and present in 79%, of which it was persistent in 33 (50.8%) and intermittent in 16 (24.6%). Only 2 (3.1%) became negative. Median time until colonization was 35 days (IQR 28-116), with no significant differences between stent types or location. Figure 1
    
    
    
    Conclusion:
    The majority of patients with malignant stenosis treated with airway stents develop early and persistent colonization by PPM, regardless of stent type.