Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A US Nationwide Analysis.

Amirhossein Azari JafariSeyyedmohammadsadeq MirmoeeniDavid MomtazTravis KotzurGregory MurthaCarlos GarciaMaggie MoranPaola MartinezKevin ChenHari KrishnakumarAli Seifi

Published in: Neurocritical care (2023)

This study shows that ET can provide notable and significant benefits for patients with TBI. Future high-quality prospective studies should be performed to investigate and shed more light on the ideal timing of tracheostomy in patients with TBI.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
severe traumatic brain injury
mechanical ventilation
cross sectional
acute respiratory distress syndrome