Tracheostomy After Severe Acute Brain Injury: Trends and Variability in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Severe acute brain injury (SABI) is responsible for 12 million deaths annually, prolonged disability in survivors, and substantial resource utilization. Little guidance exists regarding indication or optimal timing of tracheostomy after SABI. Our aims were to determine national trends in tracheostomy utilization among mechanically ventilated patients with SABI in the USA, as well as to examine factors associated with tracheostomy utilization following SABI.

Methods

We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2011. We identified adult patients with SABI, defined as a primary diagnosis of stroke, traumatic brain injury or post-cardiac arrest who received mechanical ventilation for greater than

SUBMITTER: Krishnamoorthy V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582655 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature