To Evaluate the Clinical Outcome in Patients Discharged for Home Care With Tracheostomy
| Autor: | Rafi Doğan, Betül Başaran, Hüseyin Ulaş Pınar, Mehmet Arslan |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | English<br />Turkish |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: | |
| Zdroj: | Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 99-102 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2146-6416 2147-267X |
| DOI: | 10.4274/tybdd.09.18 |
| Popis: | Objective: To present the patient’s problems at home and the way of the solution in patients discharged for home care with tracheostomy. Method: 30 patients discharged from intensive care unit (ICU) between 2004-2010 years, were examined retrospectively. Patients were divided three groups as cerebrovascular accident (CVA), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) acute exacerbation and the others, according to the diagnosis on admission. A Glasgow coma scores (GCS), mechanical ventilation (MV) support, survive at home, clinical problems at home, and cause of the death were recorded. Results: 80% of patients were discharged with MV. 23% of the patients are still alive. A total mortality rates were 92.8% in CVA, 66.6% in COPD acute exacerbation groups and 57.1% in the others. The survival time at home was significant correlate with GCS and patient’s age (p |
| Databáze: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| Externí odkaz: |
|