Prefer early tracheostomy
| Autor: | Arvinpreet Kour, Ajaydeep Singh, Sugandha Sharma, G. S. Bindra, Sunita Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International journal of health sciences. :2903-2909 |
| ISSN: | 2550-696X 2550-6978 |
| Popis: | 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 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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