National Experience With Tracheostomy in Neonates Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery: A Multicenter Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our aim was to describe trends in tracheostomy utilization in infants requiring congenital heart surgery (CHS) during their index admission with specific focus on clinical and financial outcomes.

Design

A retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Data were obtained from the Pediatric Health Information System database.

Patients

Patients admitted as neonates (≤ 28 d) undergoing CHS with the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during admission from 2004 to 2022 were identified. The cohort was divided into patients with vs. without tracheostomy.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

We identified 13,415 neonatal admissions who underwent CHS with use of CPB, of which 391 (3%) underwent tracheostomy. Tracheostomy patients, compared wit

SUBMITTER: Ahmed HF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12647526 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature