Tracheostomy trends in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia in the United States: 2008-2017.
Keyur DondaChristfelly O AgyemangNaa A AdjeteyAfua AgyekumNimitariye PrincewillMarian AyensuLeonita BrayPriyank J YagnikParth BhattFredrick Dapaah-SiakwanPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)
Although tracheostomy placement among preterm hospitalizations with BPD was rare, the frequency of its placement and its associated resource utilization significantly increased during the study period. Future studies should probe the reasons and factors behind these trends.