Characteristics and Outcomes of Tracheostomized Patients With and Without COVID-19.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-2023
Abstract
UNLABELLED: Outcomes of tracheostomized patients with COVID-19 are seldomly investigated with conflicting evidence from the existing literature.
OBJECTIVES: To create a study evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on tracheostomized patients by comparing clinical outcomes and weaning parameters in COVID-19 positive and negative cohorts.
DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A retrospective observational cohort study of 604 tracheostomized patients hospitalized in 16 ICUs in New York City between March 9, 2020, and September 8, 2021.
MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Patients were stratified into two cohorts: 398 COVID-19 negative (COVID-ve) and 206 COVID-19 positive (COVID+ve) patients. Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and weaning parameters (first pressure support [PS], tracheostomy collar [TC], speech valve placement, and decannulation) were analyzed.
RESULTS: COVID+ve had fewer comorbidities including coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, malignancy, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, and HIV (
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Patients with COVID-19 required higher Fio
Volume
5
Issue
8
First Page
0950
Last Page
0950
ISSN
2639-8028
Published In/Presented At
Bahk, J., Dolan, B., Sharma, V., Sehmbhi, M., Fung, J. Y., & Lee, Y. I. (2023). Characteristics and Outcomes of Tracheostomized Patients With and Without COVID-19. Critical care explorations, 5(8), e0950. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000950
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37546230
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article