Outcomes of percutaneous versus surgical tracheostomy in an Australian Quaternary Intensive Care Unit: An entropy-balanced retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies comparing percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) and surgical tracheostomy (ST) complications in the critically ill patient population with high acuity, complexity, and severity of illness are sparse. This study evaluated the outcomes of elective PT versus ST in such patients managed at a quaternary referral center.

Aims

The primary aim was to detect a difference in hospital mortality between the two techniques. The secondary aims were to compare Intensive Care Unit (ICU) mortality, complications (including stoma site, tracheostomy-related, and decannulation complications), ICU and hospital length of stay, and time to decannulation.

Methods

This was a single-center retrospective observational study of ICU admission from August 2018 to August 2021. Patients

SUBMITTER: Devanand NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11366180 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature