Surgical Versus Dilational Tracheostomy in Patients with Severe Stroke: A SETPOINT2 Post hoc Analysis.

Hauke SchneiderJan MeisChristina KlosePeter RatzkaWolf-Dirk NiesenDavid B SederJulian Böselnull null

Published in: Neurocritical care (2024)

In ventilated patients with severe stroke in need of tracheostomy, surgical and dilational methods are associated with comparable decannulation rate and functional outcome at 6 months. However, ST was associated with longer time to decannulation and higher rates of early infections, supporting the dilational approach to tracheostomy in ventilated patients with stroke.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome
early onset
cerebral ischemia
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
brain injury