Short-term Outcome of Early Tracheostomy in the Trauma Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit: A Comparative Study

Objectives: To compare the results of early versus late tracheostomy in trauma patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: This was case control study being performed at a major trauma centre in Shiraz, Iran including 120 trauma patients admitted to ICU during a 2-year period and underwe...

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Main Authors: Bijan Ziaeian, Sedigheh Tahmasebi, Hadi Niakan, Afsoun Fazelzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2013-07-01
Series:Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma
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Online Access:http://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_44219_28a8f5620631fb0ecb7070f34dc6286e.pdf