Tracheostomy

Pediatric Tracheostomy: Survival and Long-term Outcomes

N Tsuboi, K Ide, N Nishimura, S Nakagawa… - International Journal of …, 2016

... One-year weaning rate was 0.58 (0.51-0.65) and five-year weaning rate was 0.66
(0.59-0.74). Decannulation rates were significantly lower in NI group than in NN group
(p < 0.001). One-year ... 4.3. Decannulation rates. Several recent ...

The Impact of Tracheostomy Timing on Clinical Outcome and Adverse Events in Poor-Grade Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

F Gessler, H Mutlak, S Lamb, M Hartwich, M Adelmann… - Survey of Anesthesiology, 2016

... The early group did, however, suffer less from pneumonia (48.7%) and other respiratory adverse
events (15.4%) than the late group (68.8% and 33%, respectively). Other benefits seen in the
early group were shorter time using mechanical ventilation and earlier decannulation. ...

[HTML] Preventing Complications of Pediatric Tracheostomy Through Standardized Wound Care and Parent Education

PA Gaudreau, H Greenlick, T Dong, M Levy, A Hackett… - JAMA Otolaryngology–Head …, 2016

... readmission. Tracheostomy-related readmissions are often the direct result of accidental
decannulation or dislodge- ment of the tracheostomy tube, occlusion of the tracheos-
tomy tube with mucus, wound complications, or tracheitis. ...