30-Day Morbidity and Mortality Rates in Elderly Subjects Following Surgical Tracheostomy.

BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy is considered to be effective in the respiratory support of mechanically ventilated patients. We studied a single-center experience of surgical tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated patients to describe the demographics, risk factors, and outcomes of early (≤ 14 d after ve...

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Publicado en:Respiratory Care Vol. 63; no. 8; pp. 1009 - 1016
Autores principales: Tamir, Sharon Ovnat, Khalaily, Nadia, Einav, Sharon, Shemesh, Shay, Gluck, Ofer, Marom, Tal
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Aug2018
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          Tamir, Sharon Ovnat
          Khalaily, Nadia
          Einav, Sharon
          Shemesh, Shay
          Gluck, Ofer
          Marom, Tal
        affil: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Assuta Ashdod University Hospital, Ben Gurion University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ashdod, Israel
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          Tracheostomy In Old Age
          Human
          Retrospective Design
          Male
          Female
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Descriptive Statistics
          Data Analysis Software
          Fisher's Exact Test
          Mann-Whitney U Test
          T-Tests
          Chi Square Test
          Confidence Intervals
          Kaplan-Meier Estimator
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
          Female
      ab: BACKGROUND: Tracheostomy is considered to be effective in the respiratory support of mechanically ventilated patients. We studied a single-center experience of surgical tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated patients to describe the demographics, risk factors, and outcomes of early (≤ 14 d after ventilation) versus late surgical tracheostomy (≥ 15 d after ventilation). METHODS: In this retrospective study, we collected demographic data, medical history, timing of surgical tracheostomy in relation to ventilation day, blood test results, preoperative surgical assessment (subjective impression of neck length, difficulty in neck extension, presence of a goiter), intraoperative complications (bleeding > 100 mL, difficulties in cannula insertion), and postoperative morbidities (bleeding, wound infection, fever, inadvertent de-cannulation, and 30-d postoperative mortality rate) of subjects who underwent surgical tracheostomy in a secondary medical center during 2010-2015. Morbidity and mortality rates were compared between the early versus late surgical tracheostomy groups. RESULTS: Three hundred eleven subjects underwent surgical tracheostomy and met the eligibility criteria. Most of subjects were elderly, with a mean age of 82 y (range 62.5-88 y). There were 22 (7%) subjects in the early surgical tracheostomy group and 289 (93%) subjects in the late surgical tracheostomy group. Late surgical tracheostomy subjects were significantly older compared to early surgical tracheostomy subjects (median age 82 y vs 74 y, P = .001). With regard to intraoperative complications, no appreciable differences were observed between the groups. Timing of surgical tracheostomy was not associated with greater morbidity rates, nor was timing associated with higher postoperative complication rates. Those who survived 30 d were younger than those who died (median 81 vs 83 years, hazard ratio = 1.03). CONCLUSION: In elderly subjects, late surgical tracheostomy was not associated with increased 30-d morbidity or mortality rates. Comorbid conditions and subject age had a greater association with 30-d mortality rate than surgical tracheostomy timing.
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