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Evaluation of Early and Late Tracheostomy Applications in Intensive Care Patients Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Four-year Tertiary Center Experience

Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi
Objective: The Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a critical need for optimal tracheostomy time. This study investigated the effects of early and late tracheostomy procedures performed in a tertiary center’s intensive care unit (
Kadir Arslan, Ayça Sultan Şahin
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Does early tracheostomy affect the duration of mechanical ventilation in patients with severe traumatic head injuries?

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2018
Background and purpose Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure performed frequently in intensive care units (ICUs). Prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) is the main indication for tracheostomy in ICUs.
M. M. Roushdy, H. S. Abdel-Ghaffar, Ahmed Ezzat Mohamed Saleh   +2 more
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Early tracheostomy versus late tracheostomy in the surgical intensive care unit

The American Journal of Surgery, 2005
This study’s purpose was to determine if early tracheostomy (ET) of severely injured patients reduces days of ventilatory support, the frequency of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), and surgical intensive care unit (SICU) length of stay (LOS).
Hoogeboom, James E, Bonnell, Bruce W, Slaikeu, Jason D, Bonelli, Pablo, Möller, Mecker G, Davis, Alan T   +5 more
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Early percutaneous tracheostomy after median sternotomy [PDF]

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2000
Objective: Tracheostomy offers significant advantages over endotracheal intubation in patients requiring long-term assisted ventilation. However, in patients who have undergone median sternotomy, it is believed that the danger of microbial contamination ...
Lischke, Volker, Westphal, Klaus, Byhahn, Christian, Rinne, Thorsten, Albert, Sabine, Halbig, Stephan, Wilke, Hans J.   +6 more
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Multicenter, randomized, prospective trial of early tracheostomy.

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1997
OBJECTIVES: Determine the effect of early (days 3-5) or late (days 10-14) tracheostomy on intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS), frequency of pneumonia, and mortality, and evidence of short-term or long-term pharyngeal, laryngeal, or tracheal ...
Sugerman, Harvey J, O\u27Malley, Keith F, Wolfe, Luke, Pasquale, Michael D, MD, FACS, FCCM, Knudson, Margaret, Gordon, Michael, Rogers, Frederick B, DiNardo, Laurence, Schaffer, Scott   +8 more
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Tracheostomy tube placement: Early and late complications.

Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, 2015
Tracheostomy tube placement is a therapeutic procedure that has gained increased favor over the past decade. Upper airway obstructions, failure to liberate from the ventilator, and debilitating neurological conditions are only a few indications for ...
Mahajan, Bob, Majid, Adnan, Caviedes, Iván, Fernández-Bussy, Sebastián, Guerrero, Jorge, Folch, Erik   +5 more
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Prediction of factors influencing the timing and prognosis of early tracheostomy in patients with multiple rib fractures: A propensity score matching analysis. [PDF]

Front Surg, 2022
ObjectiveTo investigate the factors affecting the timing and prognosis of early tracheostomy in multiple rib fracture patients.MethodsA retrospective case-control study was used to analyze the clinical data of 222 patients with multiple rib fractures who
Zhang B, Li GK, Wang YR, Wu F, Shi SQ, Hang X, Feng QL, Li Y, Wan XY.   +8 more
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Early

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Introduction: Critically ill patients frequently require tracheostomy to simplify long term air way management. While tracheostomy indications have remained unchanged, the timing of elective tracheostomy for the ventilated patient has been questioned ...
Kamel Abd Elaziz Mohamed, Ahmed Yehia Mousa, Ahmed Samir ElSawy, Adel Mohamed Saleem   +3 more
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Early tracheostomy is associated with better prognosis in patients with brainstem hemorrhage [PDF]

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2020
Brainstem hemorrhage is presumed to be invariably associated with a poor prognosis in people with spontaneous hypertensive cerebral hemorrhage. The optimal timing of tracheostomy placement in brainstem hemorrhage patients, who generally require ...
Wei-Long Ding, Yong-Sheng Xiang, Jian-Cheng Liao, Shi-Yong Wang, Xiang-Yu Wang
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Prospective Observational Study of Early Tracheostomy Role in Operated Severe Head Injury Patients at A Level 1 Trauma Center. [PDF]

Bull Emerg Trauma, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the impact of the early tracheostomy on operated patients with severe head injury. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted at a level 1 trauma center and medical college over one-year period.
Bharti R, Sindhu S, Sundaram PK, Chauhan G.   +3 more
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