Does delaying discharge from intensive care until after tracheostomy removal affect 30-day mortality? Propensity score matched cohort study.
Sarah VollamDavid A HarrisonJ Duncan YoungPeter J WatkinsonPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Keeping patients on an ICU to provide tracheostomy care was not found to affect mortality. Tracheostomy presence may indicate a higher risk of mortality due to underlying diseases and conditions rather than posing a risk in itself.The TracMan trial was registered on the ISRCTN database (ISRCTN28588190).
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