Earlier Tracheostomy Reduces Complications in Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury in Real-World Practice: Analysis of a Multicenter Cohort of 2001 Patients.
Michael BalasBlessing N R JajaErin M HarringtonAndrew S JackJohann HofereiterArmaan K MalhotraRachael H JaffeYingshi HeJames P ByrneJefferson R WilsonChristopher D WitiwPublished in: Neurosurgery (2023)
A 7-day threshold to implement tracheostomy seems to be associated with reduced in-hospital complications, time in the critical care unit, and time on mechanical ventilation.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- spinal cord injury
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- risk factors
- newly diagnosed
- respiratory failure
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- spinal cord
- peritoneal dialysis
- clinical trial
- cross sectional
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- double blind
- adverse drug
- neuropathic pain
- electronic health record
- patient reported outcomes