Open AccessPediatric Otolaryngology
Author(s) -
Gustavo Leao Castilho,
Georgea Espíndola Ribeiro,
Priscila Suman,
Victor Nakajima,
Silke Anna Theresa Weber,
Deepak Mehta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
otolaryngology–head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.232
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1097-6817
pISSN - 0194-5998
DOI - 10.1177/0194599817717250h
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , citation , computer science , world wide web , medicine , surgery
to investigate potential changes in the management and outcome of patients requiring tracheotomies at a major tertiary care center. This study was designed to compare the rates of early and late tracheotomies performed on patients in the medical ICU and analyze differences in outcomes as measured by length of stay in the ICU and hospital. This study confirms that early tracheotomy leads to shorter ICU and overall hospital stays. However, there has been no change in practice in the timing of tracheotomies for critically ill patients in the medical ICU over the past 10 years. Future analysis will include identifying disparities that affect outcomes. These data are also important for quality improvement initiatives to increase the number of early tracheotomies for these patients.