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Tracheostomy-related indications, early complications and their predictors among patients in low resource settings: a prospective cohort study in the pre-COVID-19 era

BMC Surgery, 2023
Background Tracheostomy is a life-saving procedure whose outcomes may vary between hospitals based on disparities in their existing expertise. We aimed at establishing the indications, early tracheostomy-related complications and their associated factors
Daniel J. Nyanzi, Daniel Atwine, Ronald Kamoga, Caroline Birungi, Caroline A. Nansubuga, Victoria Nyaiteera, Doreen Nakku   +6 more
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Tracheostomy decannulation protocol in patients with prolonged tracheostomy referred to a rehabilitation hospital: a prospective cohort study

Journal of Intensive Care, 2022
Background The aim of the study was to assess the feasibility of a standardized tracheostomy decannulation protocol in patients with prolonged tracheostomy referred to a rehabilitation hospital.
Ting Zhou, Jianjun Wang, Chenxi Zhang, Bin Zhang, Haiming Guo, Bo Yang, Qing Li, Jingyi Ge, Yi Li, Guangyu Niu, Hua Gao, Hongying Jiang   +11 more
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Tracheostomy timing and outcome in critically ill patients with stroke: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

Critical Care, 2023
Background Stroke patients requiring mechanical ventilation often have a poor prognosis. The optimal timing of tracheostomy and its impact on mortality in stroke patients remains uncertain.
Lavienraj Premraj, Christopher Camarda, Nicole M. White, D. Godoy, B. Cuthbertson, P. Rocco, P. Pelosi, C. Robba, Jose I. Suarez, Sung-Min Cho, D. Battaglini   +10 more
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Effect of Early vs Standard Approach to Tracheostomy on Functional Outcome at 6 Months Among Patients With Severe Stroke Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: The SETPOINT2 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2022
Importance Many patients with severe stroke have impaired airway protective reflexes, resulting in prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation. Objective To test whether early vs standard tracheostomy improved functional outcome among patients with ...
J. Bösel, W. Niesen, F. Salih, Nicholas A. Morris, Jeremy T Ragland, B. Gough, H. Schneider, J. Neumann, D. Hwang, Phani C. Kantamneni, M. James, W. Freeman, V. Rajajee, C. Rao, Deepak S. Nair, L. Benner, Jan Meis, C. Klose, M. Kieser, J. Suarez, S. Schönenberger, David B. Seder   +21 more
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Effect of sodium phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol on tracheostomy/ventilation-free survival and hospitalisation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: long-term results from the CENTAUR trial

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 2022
Background Coformulated sodium phenylbutyrate/taurursodiol (PB/TURSO) was shown to prolong survival and slow functional decline in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
S. Paganoni, S. Hendrix, S. Dickson, N. Knowlton, J. Berry, Michael A. Elliott, S. Maiser, C. Karam, J. Caress, M. Owegi, Adam Quick, J. Wymer, Stephen A. Goutman, Daragh Heitzman, T. Heiman-Patterson, Carlayne Jackson, C. Quinn, J. Rothstein, E. Kasarskis, J. Katz, Liberty Jenkins, S. Ladha, Timothy A. Miller, S. Scelsa, T. Vu, Christina N. Fournier, Kristina Johnson, A. Swenson, N. Goyal, Gary L. Pattee, Suma Babu, Marianne K Chase, D. Dagostino, Meghan Hall, Gale Kittle, Mathew Eydinov, Joseph Ostrow, Lindsay Pothier, Rebecca Randall, J. Shefner, A. Sherman, E. Tustison, P. Vigneswaran, Hong Yu, J. Cohen, J. Klee, R. Tanzi, Walter Gilbert, P. Yeramian, M. Cudkowicz   +49 more
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Tracheostomy timing and clinical outcomes in ventilated COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Critical Care, 2022
Background The association of tracheostomy timing and clinical outcomes in ventilated COVID-19 patients remains controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the impact of early tracheostomy compared to late tracheostomy on COVID-19 patients ...
Yun Ji, Yumin Fang, B. Cheng, Libin Li, Xiangming Fang   +4 more
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Diagnosis, management, and outcomes of pediatric tracheostomy‐associated infections: A scoping review

Pediatric Pulmonology, 2022
Children with tracheostomy are frequently admitted to the hospital for tracheostomy‐associated respiratory infections (TRAINs). However, there remains a paucity of evidence to direct the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TRAINs.
J. Morrison, Amir Hassan, Lynn Kysh, Robert A Dudas, C. Russell   +4 more
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Percutaneous Tracheostomy: A Bedside Procedure

Cureus, 2022
Percutaneous tracheostomy is a bedside surgical procedure that creates an opening in the anterior tracheal wall. Tracheostomy is performed in patients expected to require mechanical ventilation for longer than seven to 10 days.
M. Khaja, A. Haider, A. Alapati, Z. Qureshi, L. Yapor   +4 more
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Recommendation of a practical guideline for safe tracheostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 2020
Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic is placing unprecedented demand upon critical care services for invasive mechanical ventilation. There is current uncertainty regarding the role of tracheostomy for weaning ventilated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
A. Takhar, A. Walker, S. Tricklebank, D. Wyncoll, N. Hart, Tony Jacob, A. Arora, C. Skilbeck, R. Simó, P. Surda   +9 more
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Outcomes After Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients

Annals of Surgery, 2020
Objective: To determine the outcomes of patients undergoing tracheostomy for COVID-19 and of healthcare workers performing these procedures. Background: Tracheostomy is often performed for prolonged endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients ...
T. Chao, S. Harbison, Benjamin Braslow, C. Hutchinson, K. Rajasekaran, Beatrice C Go, Ellen A. Paul, Leah D. Lambe, J. Kearney, A. Chalian, M. Cereda, N. Martin, A. Haas, J. Atkins, C. Rassekh   +14 more
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