Research Article

Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis

Volume: 18 Number: 1 April 28, 2021
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Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis

Abstract

Background: To retrospectively evaluate 58 patients who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy in our intensive care unit.
Materials and Methods: The study included 58 patients that underwent percutaneous tracheostomy in the ICU at our Anesthesiology and Reanimation department between January 2017 and December 2020.
Results: The percutaneous tracheostomy group comprised 33 (56.9%) men and 25 (43.1%) women with a mean age of 65±18.2 (range, 19-90) years. Most common primary diagnosis of hospitalization was neurological disorders (51.7%). Mean APACHE II score was 23.2±3.6, mean time to percutaneous tracheostomy was 18.3±5.1 (range, 7-30) days, mean procedural time was 11.1±2.4 min, mean duration of mechanical ventilation was 62.1±37.8 (range, 15-167) days, mean intensive care unit stay was 67.2±43.5 (range, 15-247) days, and mean hospitalization time was 77.5±50.4 (range, 15-277) days. Hypoxia and hypotension were the most common intraoperative complications and minor bleeding was the most common postoperative complication.
Conclusions: Performing early tracheostomy in intensive care unit patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation increases patient comfort, facilitates discontinuation of mechanical ventilation, reduces the dead space, facilitates the clearing of airway secretions, and shortens the duration of intensive care unit and hospital stay. Additionally, percutaneous tracheostomy was revealed as a safe procedure for intensive care unit patients due to its lower complication rates.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 28, 2021

Submission Date

February 23, 2021

Acceptance Date

March 15, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 18 Number: 1

APA
Atlas, A., & Altay, N. (2021). Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(1), 104-108. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.885620
AMA
1.Atlas A, Altay N. Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2021;18(1):104-108. doi:10.35440/hutfd.885620
Chicago
Atlas, Ahmet, and Nuray Altay. 2021. “Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 18 (1): 104-8. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.885620.
EndNote
Atlas A, Altay N (April 1, 2021) Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 18 1 104–108.
IEEE
[1]A. Atlas and N. Altay, “Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis”, Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 104–108, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.35440/hutfd.885620.
ISNAD
Atlas, Ahmet - Altay, Nuray. “Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 18/1 (April 1, 2021): 104-108. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.885620.
JAMA
1.Atlas A, Altay N. Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2021;18:104–108.
MLA
Atlas, Ahmet, and Nuray Altay. “Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 104-8, doi:10.35440/hutfd.885620.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Atlas, Nuray Altay. Our Percutaneous Tracheostomy Experience in Our Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2021 Apr. 1;18(1):104-8. doi:10.35440/hutfd.885620

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