Tracheostomy in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome is not related to quality of life, symptoms of psychiatric disorders or return-to-work: the prospective DACAPO cohort study.

Sebastian BlechaMagdalena BrandlFlorian ZemanFrank Dodoo-SchittkoSusanne BrandstetterChristian KaragiannidisThomas BeinChristian Apfelbachernull null

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2020)

Up to 1 year after ICU discharge, neither HRQoL nor symptoms of psychiatric disorders nor return-to-work was affected by tracheostomy. Trial registration NCT02637011 (ClinicalTrials.gov, Registered 15 December 2015, retrospectively registered).

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
intensive care unit
sleep quality
clinical trial
study protocol
phase ii
phase iii
randomized controlled trial
depressive symptoms
physical activity
open label