Association between early tracheostomy and patient outcomes in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation: a multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tracheostomy is commonly performed in critically ill patients because of its clinical advantages over prolonged translaryngeal endotracheal intubation. Early tracheostomy has been demonstrated to reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay. However, its association with mortality remains ambiguous. This study aimed to evaluate the association between the timing of tracheostomy and mortality in patients receiving mechanical ventilation.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of adult patients who underwent tracheostomy during their intensive care unit (ICU) admission between April 2015 and March 2019. Patients who underwent tracheostomy before or after 29 days of ICU admission were excluded. Data were collected from the nationwide

SUBMITTER: Tanaka A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8996211 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature