Postoperative Complications in Obese Patients After Tracheostomy

Objective To determine the prevalence of varying classes of obesity in patients undergoing tracheostomy and the associated complication rates as compared with nonobese patients. Study Design A retrospective chart review was performed from 2012 to 2018 on all patients who underwent open tracheostomy...

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Main Authors: Shelby C. Barrera MD, Evan J. Sanford MD, Sarah B. Ammerman PhD, Jay K. Ferrell MD, C. Blake Simpson MD, Laura M. Dominguez MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:OTO Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473974X20953090