|
Procedure |
Cases Sex; Age |
Waiting Period* Mean ± SD; Range (Days) |
Endotracheal Intubation Before Tracheostomy Mean ± SD; Range (Days) |
ICU Stay After Tracheostomy
Mean ± SD; Range (Days) |
Conditions Being Contraindications For PDT |
|
ST |
M, 10; F, 7;
31-87 y.o.
(Mean 68.4 y.o.) |
2.4±2.8;
0-9 |
8.3 ± 4.6;
0-15;
n=14** |
5.3 ± 3.3;
2-13;
n=15*** |
coagulopathy, 6;
previous surgery in the neck, 4;
no intubation, 3;
inability to palpate the cricoid cartilage, 2;
thyroid hypertrophy, 1;
other****, 1 |
|
PDT |
M, 13; F, 9;
43-88 y.o.
(Mean 67.2 y.o.) |
2.6±1.6;
1-7 |
8.6 ± 3.3;
2-14 |
6.0 ± 4.6;
1-18 |
n.a |
M: Male; F: Female; *: Delay from the decision to perform a tracheostomy to the procedure being performed; **:As shown in the right panel, 3 patients were not intubated
at the tracheostomy, and 14 patients were incorporated in this group; ***: Two patients died during ICU stay after tracheostomy, and 15 patients were incorporated in this
group; ****: Serious heart failure which required circulation control with OR resources during surgery |
