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Prefer early tracheostomy
Author(s) -
Arvinpreet Kour,
Ajaydeep Singh,
Sugandha Sharma,
G. S. Bindra,
Sunita Sharma
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.6204
Subject(s) - tracheotomy , medicine , weaning , observational study , neurosurgery , ventilator weaning , surgery , anesthesia
Tracheotomies are commonly performed for the patients with low GCS who needs a respiratory support. Still over the period there existed a controversy when to do tracheotomy ?  Early or late. Our study aimed at reassessing the complications of delayed tracheotomy versus the advantages of the early tracheostomy. This was a prospective comparative, observational study comprising of 140 patients in 2 different hospitals admitted to the neurosurgery ICU with poor GCS. Group A: Early tracheostomy (2-5 days) and Group B: Late tracheostomy (7-14 days). Both groups were followed ,Early tracheostomy required a mechanical ventilator support for average  5-8 days with early weaning  whereas late tracheostomy required 12-20 days of mechanical

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