Open and percutaneous pediatric tracheostomy: comorbidities and in-hospital mortality

• Main Authors: Jeffrey Schemm (Author), David O'Neil Danis (Author), Daniel Howard (Author), Erika Rodriguez (Author), Kaylin Dong (Author), Sherwin Fazelpour (Author), Jessica R. Levi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tracheostomy procedures are used to establish a surgical airway in patients when non-invasive methods fail to offer adequate support. In pediatric patients, this procedure is relatively rare, and data on patients is scarce, limiting the ability of physicians to contextualize pati...