Outcomes After Tracheostomy in Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To synthesize reported long-term outcomes in patients undergoing tracheostomy after severe acute brain injury (SABI).

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library for studies in English, German, and Spanish between 1990 and 2019, reporting outcomes in patients with SABI who underwent tracheostomy. We adhered to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses guidelines and the meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology guidelines. We excluded studies reporting on less than 10 patients, mixed populations with other neurological diseases, or studies assessing highly select subgroups defined by age or procedures. Data were extracted independently by two investigators. Results were pooled using random effect

SUBMITTER: Wahlster S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8363498 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature