Impact of early versus late tracheostomy on patient outcomes in a tertiary care multispeciality ICU

• Main Authors: Puneet Chopra (Author), Kanwalpreet Sodhi (Author), Anupam Shrivastava (Author), Shivani Tandon (Author), Ramandeep Kaur Joia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background and Aims: Tracheostomy is a commonly performed procedure in critically ill patients because patients requiring chronic mechanical ventilation (MV) are rising by as much as 5.5% per year. The controversy on likely benefits of early versus late tracheostomy is ongoing. We aimed to study the...