Introduction Tracheostomy is one of the more commonly performed procedures in critically ill
patients yet the optimal method of performing tracheostomies in this population remains to …

More than 110,000 tracheostomies are placed annually in the United States. 1 The overall
complication incidence is 40% to 50%. Thankfully, the vast majority of these complications …

Background Long-term ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) is associated with several
problems such as increased mortality, increased rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Background Tracheostomy is commonly performed in critically ill patients because of its
clinical advantages over prolonged translaryngeal endotracheal intubation. Early …

Objective To investigate whether early tracheostomy leads to improved outcomes compared
with late tracheostomy. Data Sources Ovid MEDLINE (including PubMed), Embase, and the …

Background: This study aimed to quantitatively analyze the available randomized controlled
trials (RCTs) and investigate whether early tracheotomy can improve clinical endpoints …

The study conducted is the retrospective study and the main objective is to evaluate the
benefits and safety of early versus late tracheostomy in traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) …

The use of elective tracheostomy in major head and neck surgery is well established,
although practice varies between units. There is no published method that reliably predicts …

Due to increased experience and advanced techniques, percutaneous tracheostomy has
become a popular, relatively safe procedure in the intensive care unit. The question of …

Background: Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy (PDT) is increasingly being used in the
intensive care unit (ICU), and has probably increased the number of procedures performed …