Risk factors for hospitalizations due to bacterial respiratory tract infections after tracheotomy.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify characteristics associated with hospital readmission due to bacterial respiratory tract infections (bRTI) after tracheotomy.

Study design

Retrospective study of 8009 children 0-17 years undergoing tracheotomy from 2007 to 2013 at 48 children's hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System database. The primary outcome was first hospital admission after tracheotomy for bRTI (ie, primary diagnosis of bRTI or a primary diagnosis of bRTI symptom and secondary diagnosis of bRTI). We used Cox-proportional hazard modeling to assess associations between patient demographic and clinical characteristics and bRTI hospital readmission.

Results

Median age at tracheotomy admission was 5 months (interquartile range [IQR]: 1-50 months). Thirty-six percent (n

SUBMITTER: Russell CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5815950 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature