Outcomes of percutaneous versus surgical tracheostomy in an Australian Quaternary Intensive Care Unit: An entropy-balanced retrospective study.
Nilesh Anand DevanandVenkatesan ThiruvenkatarajanWai-Man LiuIsuru SirisingheStefan Court-KowalskiLee PryorAnne GatleySandeep SethiKrishnaswamy SundararajanPublished in: Journal of the Intensive Care Society (2024)
Percutaneous tracheostomy was associated with higher complications compared to surgical tracheostomy. They were related to tracheostomy cuff deflation, stomal site bleeding and infection, sputum plugging, and accidental and failed decannulation. These findings have identified opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- minimally invasive
- ultrasound guided
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- cystic fibrosis
- radiofrequency ablation
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- adipose tissue
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- metabolic syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- insulin resistance