Percutaneous and Open Tracheostomy in Patients With COVID-19: The Weill Cornell Experience in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Report long-term tracheostomy outcomes in patients with COVID-19.

Study design

Review of prospectively collected data.

Methods

Prospectively collected data were extracted for adults with COVID-19 undergoing percutaneous or open tracheostomy between April 4, 2020 and June 2, 2020 at a major medical center in New York City. The primary endpoint was weaning from mechanical ventilation. Secondary outcomes included sedation weaning, decannulation, and discharge.

Results

One hundred one patients underwent tracheostomy, including 48 percutaneous (48%) and 53 open (52%), after a median intubation time of 24 days (IQR 20, 31). The most common complication was minor bleeding (n = 18, 18%). The all-cause mortality rate was 15% and no deaths were attributable to

SUBMITTER: Long SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8242792 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature