Bedside conventional tracheostomy
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe the open experience of Head and Neck Surgery division of Santa Casa in São Paulo with bedside tracheostomy. METHODS: A retrospective study of database tracheostomies was performed between 2013 and 2016. Then, age, gender, and main complications were analyzed. RESULTS: Analysis of 598 patients shows 9 cases (1.50%) of complications, bleeding was the cause in 6 cases (1.0%), 1 postoperative death (0.16%), 1 accidental decannulation case (0.16%) and 1 lesion in the posterior wall of the trachea (0.16%). It is possible to accomplish bedside open tracheostomy with safety. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV.
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,070
OpenAlex ID: W4410857133