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ArticleTanaffos2020

Beneficial Outcomes of Early Tracheostomy in Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation.

Danial Samiei Nasr, Batoul Khoundabi, Golara Monshizadeh Azar, Majid Malekmohammad, Hamidreza Jamaati, Seyed Mohammadreza Hashemian

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Article in Tanaffos, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Danial Samiei NasrChronic Respiratory Disease Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Batoul KhoundabiIran Helal Institute of Applied-Science and Technology, Research Center For Health Management in Mass Gathering, Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Golara Monshizadeh AzarShahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Majid MalekmohammadChronic Respiratory Disease Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Hamidreza JamaatiLung Transplantation Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Mohammadreza HashemianChronic Respiratory Disease Research Center (CRDRC), National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IRMasih Daneshvari Hospital · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConsidering that tracheostomy is being done for huge amount of critically ill patients, the ideal time for this procedure is still controversial among different intensive care units (ICU). MATERIALS AND

methods70 intubated patients were included in our study which was sorted into two subgroups: half of our patients received an early tracheostomy (ET) within 1-10 days post intubation and the rest received late tracheostomy (LT) within 11-21 days after getting intubated.

results61.9% of the study population was male and the mean age was of 54 + 10.5 years. ET group mean Mechanical Ventilation (MV) duration was 8.11±4.9 days and was 16.3 ± 6.01 in the LT group (p<0.05) with a mean sedation duration of 6.1 ± 4.4 vs. 12.0 ± 6.5 (ET vs. LT) (p<0.05). Mean time of weaning process from ventilator was 2.7 ±2.3 for ET group and 5.5 ± 5.0 for LT group (p<0.05). The Mean ICU stay was 18.8 ± 2.2 in the ET group, and 22.1 ± 4.1 in the LT group (p: 0.98) at the same time. Length of stay at hospital for two group of patients did not show a meaningful difference (p= 0.279).

conclusionEarly tracheostomy decreases duration of mechanical ventilation and sedation use and more rapid weaning process in those patients who will require mechanical ventilation. Our findings revealed that tracheostomy timing has no significant impact on rate of hospital mortality and LOS at ICU and hospital.

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