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

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...

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Main Authors: Puneet Chopra, Kanwalpreet Sodhi, Anupam Shrivastava, Shivani Tandon, Ramandeep Kaur Joia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://www.joacp.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9185;year=2021;volume=37;issue=3;spage=458;epage=463;aulast=Chopra