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Lui HCH, He Z, Zhuang TF, Ng CF, Wong GKC. Tracheostomy decannulation outcomes in 131 consecutive neurosurgical patients. Br J Neurosurg 2024; 38:884-888. [PMID: 34730454 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1995591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study was a retrospective study to investigate factors related to difficult tracheostomy decannulation, and to evaluate outcomes of tracheostomized neurosurgical patients. METHODS All consecutive tracheostomized neurosurgical patients in the Prince of Wales Hospital between 1st September 2016 and 31st August 2019 were reviewed retrospectively. Patients were grouped into easy decannulation and difficult decannulation groups using 3 months as cut-off time. Risk factors were analysed and outcomes were compared. RESULTS One hundred thirty-one patients were included. In univariate analyses, male gender, GCS less than or equal to 8 on admission, the presence of vocal cord palsy at 3 months, and pneumonia within 1-month post-tracheostomy were associated with difficult decannulation. In multivariable logistic regression for difficult decannulation, GCS on admission, the presence of vocal cord palsy at 3 months, and the presence of pneumonia within 1-month post-tracheostomy remained statistically significant. The easy decannulation group had a shorter length of in-patient stay, higher survival rate, and more favourable neurological outcome (GOS 4-5) than the difficult decannulation group at both 6 months and 1 year. The majority of easy decannulation group patients (54%) were discharged to home, while the majority of the difficult decannulation group (42%) of patients were discharged to the infirmary. CONCLUSION GCS less than or equal to 8 on admission, the presence of vocal cord palsy, and the presence of pneumonia were associated with difficult tracheostomy decannulation in neurosurgical patients. Difficult decannulation is associated with a longer length of in-patient stay and poor neurological outcomes.
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- Hannaly Cheuk-Hang Lui
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Gallice T, Cugy E, Germain C, Barthélemy C, Laimay J, Gaube J, Engelhardt M, Branchard O, Maloizel E, Frison E, Dehail P, Cuny E. A Pluridisciplinary Tracheostomy Weaning Protocol for Brain-Injured Patients, Outside of the Intensive Care Unit and Without Instrumental Assessment: Results of Pilot Study. Dysphagia 2024; 39:608-622. [PMID: 38062168 PMCID: PMC11239749 DOI: 10.1007/s00455-023-10641-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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Concurrently to the recent development of percutaneous tracheostomy techniques in the intensive care unit (ICU), the amount of tracheostomized brain-injured patients has increased. Despites its advantages, tracheostomy may represent an obstacle to their orientation towards conventional hospitalization or rehabilitation services. To date, there is no recommendation for tracheostomy weaning outside of the ICU. We created a pluridisciplinary tracheostomy weaning protocol relying on standardized criteria but adapted to each patient's characteristics and that does not require instrumental assessment. It was tested in a prospective, single-centre, non-randomized cohort study. Inclusion criteria were age > 18 years, hospitalized for an acquired brain injury (ABI), tracheostomized during an ICU stay, and weaned from mechanical ventilation. The exclusion criterion was severe malnutrition. Decannulation failure was defined as recannulation within 96 h after decannulation. Thirty tracheostomized ABI patients from our neurosurgery department were successively and exhaustively included after ICU discharge. Twenty-six patients were decannulated (decannulation rate, 90%). None of them were recannulated (success rate, 100%). Two patients never reached the decannulation stage. Two patients died during the procedure. Mean tracheostomy weaning duration (inclusion to decannulation) was 7.6 (standard deviation [SD]: 4.6) days and mean total tracheostomy time (insertion to decannulation) was 42.5 (SD: 24.8) days. Our results demonstrate that our protocol might be able to determine without instrumental assessment which patient can be successfully decannulated. Therefore, it may be used safely outside ICU or a specialized unit. Moreover, our tracheostomy weaning duration is very short as compared to the current literature.
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- Thomas Gallice
- Neurosurgery Unit B, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
- Bordeaux Research Center for Population Health (BPH), Team: ACTIVE, University Bordeaux Segalen, UMR_S 1219, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Swallowing Evaluation Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Tastet-Girard Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
- Neurological ICU, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France.
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- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Swallowing Evaluation Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Tastet-Girard Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Arcachon Hospital, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, 33260, La Teste de Buch, France
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- Medical Information Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurological ICU, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurosurgery Unit B, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Neurological ICU, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurological ICU, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Swallowing Evaluation Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Tastet-Girard Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Tastet-Girard Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Cognition and Language Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Tastet-Girard Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Neuro-Vascular Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurosurgery Unit B, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurosurgery Unit B, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Medical Information Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Bordeaux Research Center for Population Health (BPH), Team: ACTIVE, University Bordeaux Segalen, UMR_S 1219, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Bordeaux University Hospital, Tastet-Girard Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Neurological ICU, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pellegrin Hospital, 33000, Bordeaux, France
- Neurodegenerative Diseases Institute, CNRS, UMR 5293, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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Villalba D, Navarro E, Matesa A, Brusco A, Morales V, Morel Vulliez GG, Rositi ES, Prieto L, Bosso MJ, De Paoli S, Cotero A, Nadur J, Santini M, Alonso M, Larocca F, Duarte C, García V, Campodónico R, Musso G, Leingruber M, Morales AS, Segura A, Vallory ME, Pieruzzi SDC, Pascal PS, De Vito EL. Epidemiology of Tracheostomized Adult Patients Admitted to Specialized Weaning Centers After Acute COVID-19. Respir Care 2024; 69:202-209. [PMID: 37963609 PMCID: PMC10898473 DOI: 10.4187/respcare.11113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological data on patients with COVID-19 referred to specialized weaning centers (SWCs) are sparse, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Our aim was to describe clinical features, epidemiology, and outcomes of subjects admitted to SWCs in Argentina. METHODS We conducted a prospective, multi-center, observational study between July 2020-December 2021 in 12 SWCs. We collected demographic characteristics, laboratory results, pulmonary function, and dependence on mechanical ventilation at admission, decannulation, weaning from mechanical ventilation, and status at discharge. A multiple logistic model was built to predict home discharge. RESULTS We enrolled 568 tracheostomized adult subjects after the acute COVID-19 phase who were transferred to SWCs. Age was 62 [52-71], males 70%, Charlson comorbidity index was 2 [0-3], and length of stay in ICU was 42 [32-56] d. Of the 315 ventilator-dependent subjects, 72.4% were weaned, 427 (75.2%) were decannulated, and 366 subjects (64.5%) were discharged home. The mortality rate was 6.0%. In multivariate analysis, age (odds ratio 0.30 [95% CI 0.16-0.56], P < .001), Charlson comorbidity index (odds ratio 0.43 [95% CI 0.22-0.84], P < .01), mechanical ventilation duration in ICU (odds ratio 0.80 [95% CI 0.72-0.89], P < .001), renal failure (odds ratio 0.40 [95% CI 0.22-0.73], P = .003), and expiratory muscle weakness (odds ratio 0.35 [95% CI 0.19-0.62], P < .001) were independently associated with home discharge. CONCLUSIONS Most subjects with COVID-19 transferred to SWCs were weaned, achieved decannulation, and were discharged to home. Age, high-comorbidity burden, prolonged mechanical ventilation in ICU, renal failure at admission, and expiratory muscle weakness were inversely associated with home discharge.
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- Dario Villalba
- Clínica Basilea, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Clínica Basilea, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- AlCla/Clínica de Rehabilitación Integral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- AlCla/Clínica de Rehabilitación Integral, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Santa Catalina, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CIAREC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CIAREC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro Integral de Rehabilitación APREPA, San Jerónimo Sud, Argentina
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- Centro Integral de Rehabilitación APREPA, San Jerónimo Sud, Argentina
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Woywod P, Alagic A, Gutschmidt P, Bodenstein C, Seitz A, Dohle C. Decannulation Potential After Acquired Brain Injury in Rehabilitation-Oriented Outpatient Intensive Care. DEUTSCHES ARZTEBLATT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 120:831-832. [PMID: 38315640 PMCID: PMC10853924 DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.m2023.0227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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- Petra Woywod
- P.A.N. Center for Post-Acute Neurorehabilitation of the Fürst Donnersmarck-Foundation, Berlin
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- Outpatient Services of the Fürst Donnersmarck-Foundation, Department of Rehabilitative Outpatient Intensive Care, Berlin
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- Outpatient Services of the Fürst Donnersmarck-Foundation, Department of Rehabilitative Outpatient Intensive Care, Berlin
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- Outpatient Services of the Fürst Donnersmarck-Foundation, Department of Rehabilitative Outpatient Intensive Care, Berlin
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- Outpatient Services of the Fürst Donnersmarck-Foundation, Department of Rehabilitative Outpatient Intensive Care, Berlin
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- P.A.N. Center for Post-Acute Neurorehabilitation of the Fürst Donnersmarck-Foundation, Berlin
- Center for Stroke Research Berlin, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Dubey YV, Prasad BK. A Study of Difficulty in Decannulation of Tracheostomized Head Injury Patients. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023; 75:817-824. [PMID: 37275027 PMCID: PMC10235311 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-023-03504-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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A prospective observational study was done with the aim to analyze the difficulties during decannulation of tracheostomized head injury patients and to devise a sound protocol for decannulation. It was done over 2 years in a tertiary care Army Hospital with 40 tracheostomized head injury cases in the age group of 10-70 years. Once the indication of tracheostomy was over, their Glasgow Coma Scale score, airway adequacy, phonation, swallowing, cough reflex, and lung pathology were assessed. Fit patients were decannulated if they tolerated tube capping for 3 days. Data was statistically analyzed. Road traffic accident was the cause of head injury in 90% cases. 45% patients had traumatic brain injury. All the cases required ventilatory support. 80% patients required neurosurgery. Tracheostomy was done between 5th to 10th day. Decannulation could be achieved in 75% patients. Factors like neurological status, duration of ventilatory need, number of days on T piece, cough reflex, suction requirement, phonation, consistency of tracheal secretion, lung condition, and three days? capping of tracheostomy tube were significantly associated with outcome of decannulation trial (p <0.05). Factors like mode of injury, neurosurgical intervention, absence of phonation, and downsizing of tube did not affect the outcome significantly (p >0.05). The factors like strong cough reflex, thin minimal tracheal secretion, aspiration free swallowing, better GCS score, early weaning from ventilator and younger age favour early successful decannulation. Gradual downsizing of tube or presence of phonation are not essential prerequisites for decannulation. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-023-03504-y.
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Boggiano S, Williams T, Gill SE, Alexander PDG, Khwaja S, Wallace S, McGrath BA. Multidisciplinary management of laryngeal pathology identified in patients with COVID-19 following trans-laryngeal intubation and tracheostomy. J Intensive Care Soc 2022; 23:425-432. [PMID: 36751349 PMCID: PMC9679906 DOI: 10.1177/17511437211034699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 disease often requires invasive ventilatory support. Trans-laryngeal intubation of the trachea may cause laryngeal injury, possibly compounded by coronavirus infection. Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) provides anatomical and functional assessment of the larynx, guiding multidisciplinary management. Our aims were to observe the nature of laryngeal abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 following prolonged trans-laryngeal intubation and tracheostomy, and to describe their impact on functional laryngeal outcomes, such as tracheostomy weaning. Methods A retrospective observational cohort analysis was undertaken between March and December 2020, at a UK tertiary hospital. The Speech and Language Therapy team assessed patients recovering from COVID-19 with voice/swallowing problems identified following trans-laryngeal intubation or tracheostomy using FEES. Laryngeal pathology, treatments, and outcomes relating to tracheostomy and oral feeding were noted. Results Twenty-five FEES performed on 16 patients identified a median of 3 (IQR 2-4) laryngeal abnormalities, with 63% considered clinically significant. Most common pathologies were: oedema (n = 12, 75%); abnormal movement (n = 12, 75%); atypical lesions (n = 11, 69%); and erythema (n = 6, 38%). FEES influenced management: identifying silent aspiration (88% of patients who aspirated (n = 8)), airway patency issues impacting tracheostomy weaning (n = 8, 50%), targeted dysphagia therapy (n = 7, 44%); ENT referral (n = 6, 38%) and reflux management (n = 5, 31%). Conclusions FEES is beneficial in identifying occult pathologies and guiding management for laryngeal recovery. In our cohort, the incidence of laryngeal pathology was higher than a non-COVID-19 cohort with similar characteristics. We recommend multidisciplinary investigation and management of patients recovering from COVID-19 who required prolonged trans-laryngeal intubation and/or tracheostomy to optimise laryngeal recovery.
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- Sarah Boggiano
- Department of Speech, Voice and Swallowing, Wythenshawe
Hospital, Wythenshawe, UK,Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust,
Lancaster, UK,Thomas Williams, University Hospitals of
Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Lancaster, UK.
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK,Acute Intensive Care Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe,
UK
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK,Acute Intensive Care Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe,
UK,Manchester Academic Critical Care, Division of Infection,
Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of
Biology, Medicine and Health, the University of Manchester, Manchester Academic
Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK,Department of Head & Neck Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital,
Wythenshawe, UK
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- Department of Speech, Voice and Swallowing, Wythenshawe
Hospital, Wythenshawe, UK,Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK,Acute Intensive Care Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe,
UK
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- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK,Acute Intensive Care Unit, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe,
UK,Manchester Academic Critical Care, Division of Infection,
Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of
Biology, Medicine and Health, the University of Manchester, Manchester Academic
Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Wang X, Wang L, Wang Z, Sun Y, Liu X, Li F, Zheng Y. Development and validation of a nomogram for decannulation in patients with neurological injury: A prognostic accuracy study. Front Neurol 2022; 13:979160. [PMID: 36341086 PMCID: PMC9630346 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.979160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Tracheostomy is a lifesaving procedure provided for patients with severe neurological injury. However, there is a lack of clarity about whether patients can be decannulated within 6 months in those receiving tracheostomy and what factors can be detected as a predictor for decannulation. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to explore predictive factors of decannulation in patients with neurological injury receiving tracheostomy within 6 months and construct a novel nomogram model for clinical diagnosis and treatment. METHODS This retrospective observational study enrolled patients with neurological injury who were admitted to the ICU of neurosurgical department in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University between January 2016 and March 2021. Patients were divided into decannulation group and cannulation group according to whether tracheostomy tube removal was performed within 6 months after tracheostomy. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine associated risk factors with a bootstrap backward selection process. The nomogram to assess the probability of decannulation at 6 months was constructed based on the regression coefficients of the associated factors and validated by bootstrap resampling. Model performance was measured by examining discrimination (Harrell's C-index), calibration (calibration plots), and utility (Kaplan-Meier curves stratified by the tertile of the predicted probability calculated and subgroup analysis stratified by age and intervention). RESULTS A total of 40.1% (147/367) of patients decannulated within 6 months. Significant variables in multivariable logistic regression analysis were age (odds ratio [OR], 0.972; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.954-0.990), National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score (OR, 0.936; 95% CI, 0.911-0.963), early rehabilitation (OR, 5.062; 95% CI, 2.889-8.868), shock (OR, 0.175; 95% CI, 0.058-0.533), and secondary surgery (OR, 0.210; 95% CI, 0.078-0.566). The area under receiver operating characteristic curve estimated with these variables was of 0.793 (95% CI, 0.747-0.838; P < 0.001). A nomogram prediction model was constructed to predict the probability of decannulation in tracheostomized patients with a concordance index of 0.788 after internal validation. CONCLUSION We developed a nomogram that can predict the probability of decannulation within 6 months in tracheostomized neurological injury patients. The nomogram, including age, NIHSS scores, early rehabilitation, shock, and secondary surgery, may assist clinicians in estimating patients' prognosis.
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- Xi Wang
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Ruijin Rehabilitation Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Wuxi Yihe Rehabilitation Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Ghiani A, Tsitouras K, Paderewska J, Milger K, Walcher S, Weiffenbach M, Neurohr C, Kneidinger N. Incidence, causes, and predictors of unsuccessful decannulation following prolonged weaning. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2022; 13:20406223221109655. [PMID: 35959504 PMCID: PMC9358569 DOI: 10.1177/20406223221109655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Liberation from prolonged tracheostomy ventilation involves ventilator weaning and removal of the tracheal cannula (referred to as decannulation). This study evaluated the incidence, causes, and predictors of unsuccessful decannulation following prolonged weaning. Methods Observational retrospective cohort study of 532 prolonged mechanically ventilated, tracheotomized patients treated at a specialized weaning center between June 2013 and January 2021. We summarized the causes for unsuccessful decannulations and used a binary logistic regression analysis to derive and validate associated predictors. Results Failure to decannulate occurred in 216 patients (41%). The main causes were severe intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired dysphagia (64%), long-term ventilator dependence following weaning failure (41%), excessive respiratory secretions (12%), unconsciousness (4%), and airway obstruction (3%). Predictors of unsuccessful decannulation from any cause were age [odds ratio (OR) = 1.04 year-1; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.02-1.06; p < 0.01], body mass index [0.96 kg/m2 (0.93-1.00); p = 0.027], Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE-II) score [1.05 (1.00-1.10); p = 0.036], pre-existing non-invasive home ventilation [3.57 (1.51-8.45); p < 0.01], percutaneous tracheostomies [0.49 (0.30-0.80); p < 0.01], neuromuscular diseases [4.28 (1.21-15.1); p = 0.024], and total mechanical ventilation duration [1.02 day-1 (1.01-1.02); p < 0.01]. Regression models examined in subsets of patients with severe dysphagia and long-term ventilator dependence as the main reason for failure revealed little overlapping among predictors, which even showed opposite effects on the outcome. The application of non-invasive ventilation as a weaning technique contributed to successful decannulation in 96 of 221 (43%) long-term ventilator-dependent patients following weaning failure. Conclusion Failure to decannulate after prolonged weaning occurred in 41%, mainly resulting from persistent ICU-acquired dysphagia and long-term ventilator dependence following weaning failure, each associated with its own set of predictors.
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- Alessandro Ghiani
- Lung Center Stuttgart - Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated to the Robert-Bosch-Hospital GmbH, Auerbachstr. 110, 70376 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Lung Center Stuttgart - Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated to the Robert-Bosch-Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Lung Center Stuttgart - Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated to the Robert-Bosch-Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V (Pulmonology), Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Lung Center Stuttgart - Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated to the Robert-Bosch-Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Acute Geriatrics and Geriatric Rehabilitation, Robert-Bosch-Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Lung Center Stuttgart - Schillerhoehe Lung Clinic, Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated to the Robert-Bosch-Hospital GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine V (Pulmonology), Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Chen R, Chien YC, Kao CM, Jen HJ, Loh EW. Effects of a modified Singh's algorithm care bundle on cannulation success rate in patients with neurological sequelae. Jpn J Nurs Sci 2022; 19:e12478. [PMID: 35199913 DOI: 10.1111/jjns.12478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM Prolonged tracheostomy tube placement leads to depression, communicative inconvenience, reduced life quality, and health complications. We retrospectively examined the effects of a modified Singh's algorithm (MOSA) care bundle in tracheostomy tube removal in patients with neurological sequelae. METHODS We retrieved medical records of 22 tracheostomized patients admitted to our early rehabilitation ward from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020 and compared their clinical outcomes before and after the MOSA introduction. We used a decannulation checklist and outcomes of decannulation training to judge the decannulation opportunity in the intervention group. In the control group, the patients received decannulation based on professional judgments. RESULTS Age, gender, body mass index, and admission diagnosis were not significantly different between the two groups. While 10 of 13 patients (76.9%) successfully decannulated in the intervention group, only 1 of 9 patients in the control group succeeded (11.1%; p = 0.008). The decannulation evaluation checklist revealed no statistically significant difference between the two groups except that the intervention group received more airway patency evaluations (p = 0.027). None of the decannulated patients required tracheostomy tube reinsertion before discharge, and no complications appeared. CONCLUSION Our study supports the feasibility of MOSA in aiding decannulation among patients with neurological illnesses. Further cluster randomized controlled trials and studies of decision aids and shared decision-making are warranted to help promote active decannulation.
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- Ruey Chen
- Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.,Post-Baccalaureate Program in Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Center for Evidence-Based Health Care, Department of Medical Research, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Escudero C, Sassi FC, de Medeiros GC, de Lima MS, Cardoso PFG, de Andrade CRF. Decannulation: a retrospective cohort study of clinical and swallowing indicators of success. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2022; 77:100071. [PMID: 35759922 PMCID: PMC9240975 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinsp.2022.100071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical and swallowing indicators related to a successful decannulation process during the hospital stay. METHODS A retrospective cohort clinical study. The study sample comprised a heterogeneous patient population who had submitted to a tracheostomy procedure in a tertiary hospital. Patients were divided into two groups (decannulated vs. non-decannulated) and compared not only in terms of demographic and clinical data but also the results of a swallowing assessment and intervention outcome. RESULTS Sixty-four patients were included in the present study: 25 (39%) who had been successfully decannulated, and 39 (61%) who could not be decannulated. Between-group comparisons indicated that both groups presented similar clinical and demographic characteristics. The groups also presented similar swallowing assessment results prior to intervention. However, significant differences were observed regarding the time to begin swallowing rehabilitation. The decannulated group was assessed nine days earlier than the non-decannulated group. Other significant differences included the removal of the alternate feeding method (72.0% of decannulated patients vs. 5.1% of non-decannulated patients) and the reintroduction of oral feeding (96.0% of decannulated patients vs. 41.0% of non-decannulated patients) and functional swallowing level at patient disclosure. The non-decannulated patient group presented higher death rates at disclosure. CONCLUSION The results of the present study indicated that the following parameters were associated with a successful decannulation process: early swallowing assessment, swallowing rehabilitation, and improvement in the swallowing functional level during the hospital stay. The maintenance of low swallowing functional levels was found to be negatively associated with successful decannulation.
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- Carina Escudero
- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia e Terapia Ocupacional da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Divisão de Fonoaudiologia do Instituto Central do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Divisão de Fonoaudiologia do Instituto Central do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento Cardiopneumologia, Disciplina de Cirurgia Torácica da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Divisão de Fonoaudiologia do Instituto Central do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Yang C, Zhao J, Xie H, Wang H, Liu X, Liu H, Liu L. Effects of early rehabilitation nursing intervention on nerve function and daily living in patients with stroke hemiplegia. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:11842-11850. [PMID: 34786113 PMCID: PMC8581919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of early rehabilitation nursing on the rehabilitation of stroke hemiplegia patients. METHODS A total of 80 patients with stroke admitted to Ningxiang People's Hospital were selected as the research subjects for analysis. Among them, 40 patients received early rehabilitation nursing intervention after admission and were enrolled in the observation group. The other 40 patients received only general nursing intervention who were enrolled in the control group. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Ruminative responses scale (RRS) were used to evaluate the nerve function of the two groups of patients before and after treatment. Fugl-Meyer motor function assessment (FMA) was applied to evaluate their athletic ability, and activity of daily living (ADL) score and Barthel index were utilized to evaluate their living ability. The adverse reactions and nursing satisfaction were compared between the two groups. RESULTS After treatment, NIHSS score and RRS score in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). FMA score, ADL score and Barthel index were higher in the observation group than those of the control group (P<0.05). After treatment, NIHSS score and RRS score were both lower than those before treatment (P<0.05), while FMA score, ADL score and Barthel index were higher than those before treatment (P<0.05). There was no difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P>0.05). The nursing satisfaction of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Early rehabilitation nursing can effectively improve the nerve function, athletic ability and living ability of stroke hemiplegia patients, which is worth popularizing in clinic.
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- Chunhua Yang
- Department of Nursing, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
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- Department of Medical Institution, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
- Department of Stroke Center, Ningxiang People’s HospitalNingxiang 410600, Hunan Province, China
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Mannini A, Hakiki B, Liuzzi P, Campagnini S, Romoli A, Draghi F, Macchi C, Carrozza MC. Data-driven prediction of decannulation probability and timing in patients with severe acquired brain injury. COMPUTER METHODS AND PROGRAMS IN BIOMEDICINE 2021; 209:106345. [PMID: 34419756 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES From a rehabilitation perspective, removal of tracheostomy in patients with severe acquired brain injuries (sABI) is a crucial step. Predictive parameters for a successful decannulation are currently still a focus of the research for sABI patients, especially for those presenting a disorder of consciousness. For this reason, we adopted a data-driven approach predicting decannulation probability and timing using ensemble learning models in patients in intensive rehabilitation units. METHODS 327 patients, 186 of which were successfully decannulated during their intensive rehabilitative stay, were recruited in a non-concurrent retrospective study. Decannulation probability and timing were predicted using data available within one week from admission at the rehabilitation unit. Two predictive models were trained and cross-validated independently, with the first being an ensemble of a Support Vector Machine and Random Forests and the second an Adaptive Boosting with a Support Vector Regression as weak learner. Confusion matrix, accuracy and AUC were considered as evaluation metrics for the classifier and median absolute error was considered for the regressor. To quantify the advantages in the clinical practice of using the latter prediction, we compared timing estimation with a timing guess (median) calculated on available data. The comparison was based on a Wilcoxon signed rank test. RESULTS Decannulation probability was successfully predicted with an accuracy of 84.8% (AUC = 0.85) and timing with a median absolute error of 25.7 days [IQR = 25.6]. This resulted in a significant improvement with respect to the weaning time guess (p<0.05) with an effect size of 71.7%. Furthermore, dichotomizing the regression prediction with a threshold (3 months from the event), resulted in a prediction accuracy of 77.5% (AUC = 0.82) on the test set. DISCUSSIONS A model capable of providing a prediction on decannulation probability and timing was developed and cross-validated, built on data taken at admission to the intensive rehabilitation unit. Translated in clinical practice, this information can support the clinical decision process and provide a mean to improve both in-hospital and domiciliary care organization.
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- Andrea Mannini
- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, via di Scandicci 269, Firenze 50134, FI, Italy; the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera 56025, PI, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, via di Scandicci 269, Firenze 50134, FI, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, via di Scandicci 269, Firenze 50134, FI, Italy; the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera 56025, PI, Italy.
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, via di Scandicci 269, Firenze 50134, FI, Italy; the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera 56025, PI, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, via di Scandicci 269, Firenze 50134, FI, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, via di Scandicci 269, Firenze 50134, FI, Italy
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- IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, via di Scandicci 269, Firenze 50134, FI, Italy; Dep. of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Piazza S. Marco 4, Firenze 50121, FI, Italy
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Alhashemi H, Algarni M, Al-Hakami H, Seebran N, Hussain T, Bhutto T, Tashkandi A, Alayed M, Bukhari E, Alzahrani A. An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Management of Individuals with Tracheostomy. Respir Care 2021; 67:34-39. [PMID: 34344718 DOI: 10.4187/respcare.08869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Study objectives were to identify the proportion of tracheostomy subjects with successful decannulation, time to decannulation after ICU discharge, and predictors of long-term tracheostomy based on an interdisciplinary team approach. METHODS This retrospective cohort study recruited all adult tracheostomy patients admitted between January 2016 and December 2018. Long-term tracheostomy patients with recurrent admissions and compromised airway and patients with neck tumors obstructing the airway were excluded. Data regarding subjects' demographics, comorbidities, Glasgow coma score (GCS), feeding, ICU discharge date, decannulation date, and outcome were collected. The interdisciplinary team members included tracheostomy resource nurse; respiratory therapist; speech clinician; ear, nose, and throat specialist; and rehab medicine specialist. RESULTS Of the 221 subjects followed during the study period, 16% (36/221) were excluded, and the remaining 84% (185/221) underwent the decannulation protocol. Subjects who failed capping multiple times 114/185 (62%) were labeled long term and did not progress to decannulation. We successfully decannulated 71/185 subjects (38%), and none developed decannulation failure. Forty deaths occurred during hospitalization, but none was due to tracheostomy complications. The median time to decannulation after ICU discharge was 47 d. Predictors of long-term tracheostomy were GCS < 11 (odds ratio [OR] 5.6 [95% CI 2.7-12.0]), age ≥ 65 y (OR 4.5 [95% CI (2.1-10.0]), comorbidities ≥ 2 (OR 4.0 [95% CI 1.5-11.2]), and female sex (OR 3.0 [95% CI 1.3-7.4]). The proportion of subjects with long-term tracheostomy significantly increased with the total number of predictors (Fisher exact test, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Long-term tracheostomy was a common outcome among subjects with a tracheostomy. Older age, low GCS, female gender, and the number of comorbidities were significant long-term tracheostomy predictors. Further studies to assess outcomes and predictors of tracheostomy are needed.
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- Hashem Alhashemi
- Department of Medicine, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Surgery, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Education Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Department, Sligo Unviersity Hospital, Ireland
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- Department of Surgery, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Respiratory Care Services Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Education Deparment, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Respiratory Care Services Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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External Validation and Calibration of the DecaPreT Prediction Model for Decannulation in Patients with Acquired Brain Injury. Brain Sci 2021; 11:brainsci11060799. [PMID: 34204352 PMCID: PMC8234369 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11060799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We propose a new set of clinical variables for a more accurate early prediction of safe decannulation in patients with severe acquired brain injury (ABI), during a post-acute rehabilitation course. Starting from the already validated DecaPreT scale, we tested the accuracy of new logistic regression models where the coefficients of the original predictors were reestimated. Patients with tracheostomy were retrospectively selected from the database of the neurorehabilitation unit at the S. Anna Institute of Crotone, Italy. New potential predictors of decannulation were screened from variables collected on admission during clinical examination, including (a) age at injury, (b) coma recovery scale-revised (CRS-r) scores, and c) length of ICU period. Of 273 patients with ABI (mean age 53.01 years; 34% female; median DecaPreT = 0.61), 61.5% were safely decannulated before discharge. In the validation phase, the linear logistic prediction model, created with the new multivariable predictors, obtained an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve of 0.901. Our model improves the reliability of simple clinical variables detected at the admission of the post-acute phase in predicting decannulation of ABI patients, thus helping clinicians to plan better rehabilitation.
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Outcomes and Safety of Early Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Admitted to the ICU. Crit Care Med 2021; 49:e653-e654. [PMID: 33861554 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Park C, Ko RE, Jung J, Na SJ, Jeon K. Prediction of successful de-cannulation of tracheostomised patients in medical intensive care units. Respir Res 2021; 22:131. [PMID: 33910566 PMCID: PMC8080087 DOI: 10.1186/s12931-021-01732-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Limited data are available on practical predictors of successful de-cannulation among the patients who undergo tracheostomies. We evaluated factors associated with failed de-cannulations to develop a prediction model that could be easily be used at the time of weaning from MV. Methods In a retrospective cohort of 346 tracheostomised patients managed by a standardized de-cannulation program, multivariable logistic regression analysis identified variables that were independently associated with failed de-cannulation. Based on the logistic regression analysis, the new predictive scoring system for successful de-cannulation, referred to as the DECAN score, was developed and then internally validated. Results The model included age > 67 years, body mass index < 22 kg/m2, underlying malignancy, non-respiratory causes of mechanical ventilation (MV), presence of neurologic disease, vasopressor requirement, and presence of post-tracheostomy pneumonia, presence of delirium. The DECAN score was associated with good calibration (goodness-of-fit, 0.6477) and discrimination outcomes (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve 0.890, 95% CI 0.853–0.921). The optimal cut-off point for the DECAN score for the prediction of the successful de-cannulation was ≤ 5 points, and was associated with the specificities of 84.6% (95% CI 77.7–90.0) and sensitivities of 80.2% (95% CI 73.9–85.5). Conclusions The DECAN score for tracheostomised patients who are successfully weaned from prolonged MV can be computed at the time of weaning to assess the probability of de-cannulation based on readily available variables.
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- Chul Park
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea.,Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Wonkwang Medical Center, Iksan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Intensive Care Unit Nursing Department, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea. .,Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea.
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Murasaki M, Tanizaki S, Nakanishi T, Toma Y, Hayashi M, Kono K, Ishida H, Maeda S, Nagai H, Azuma H, Kano KI. Absence of calvarial fracture could predict the need for tracheostomy in traumatic brain injury. Acute Med Surg 2021; 8:e640. [PMID: 33815810 PMCID: PMC8009138 DOI: 10.1002/ams2.640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 02/28/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Aim Tracheostomy is a common procedure for intubated patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) but optimal timing and the predictors of tracheostomy are still unclear. The aim of our study was to explore whether the traumatic variables of head injury predict the need for tracheostomy in intubated TBI patients. Methods A single‐center, retrospective observational study including a series of TBI patients admitted to Fukui Prefectural Hospital from April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2020 was carried out. Our primary outcome was tracheostomy. Patients with TBI who were intubated and admitted into the ICU within 24 h after injury were enrolled. Exclusion criteria were age less than 18 years, pregnancy, mortality within 24 h, post‐cardiac arrest syndrome, and patients for whom life‐sustaining interventions were withheld. Radiologic images were also reviewed and the morphology of the head injury was categorized. Results Seventy‐six patients were included. Forty‐six patients (60.5%) underwent tracheostomy and 30 patients (39.5%) were successfully extubated. Calvarial fracture (odds ratio [OR] 0.34; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.13–0.88; P = 0.03), Injury Severity Score (OR 1.07; 95% CI, 1.00–1.15; P = 0.04), and Glasgow Comas Scale score (OR 0.84; 95% CI, 0.73–0.96) were statistically significant in the univariable analysis. Multivariate logistic regression identified calvarial fracture as an independent predictor for tracheostomy. The model involving calvarial fracture, Injury Severity Score ≥16, and Glasgow Coma Scale score ≤8 showed the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for the model was 0.737 (95% CI, 0.629–0.846). Conclusions The absence of calvarial fracture could predict the necessity for tracheostomy in intubated TBI patients when combined with other factors. Further prospective randomized trials are necessary to confirm the findings.
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- Misaki Murasaki
- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Japanese Red Cross Fukui Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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- Department of Emergency Medicine Fukui Prefectural Hospital Fukui City Japan
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Campo Rivas MD, Estay Jorquera P, Valencia Rojas G, Muñoz Ramos P, Arce Rossel K, Silva-Ríos A. Profile of users receiving Speech-Language Therapy service at a Critical Patient Unit. REVISTA CEFAC 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0216/20212311720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Objective: to describe the profile of patients treated by Speech-Language therapists in a Critical Patient Unit. Methods: an ex post facto, observational and descriptive study was carried out. Monthly statistical data of patients hospitalized in the period January-December 2018 were analyzed, in the Intensive Care Unit at a public hospital. Data were described from the analysis of frequency and measures of central tendency. The distribution of the variables was determined through the skewness-kurtosis test, considering a significance level of p<0.05. Results: 217 individuals got 868 speech-language therapy services. Men (57.26%), older than 65 years old, required a more frequent intervention. The main medical diagnosis of admission to the unit corresponded to non-specific pathologies (57.14%), respiratory disease (15.21%) and cerebrovascular disease (12.79%). The speech-language therapy functions were related to the evaluation of swallowing (54.31%) and voice (32.4%). In relation to the intervention, the treatment of dysphagia (25.82%) and oral motor functions (25.04%) was predominant in the duties. Functions associated with language, speech and cognition were secondary. Conclusion: the profile of the critical patient and the speech-language therapy work in this field represent a first step to characterize the role of the speech-language therapist in Intensive Medicine teams.
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Hernández Martínez G, Rodriguez ML, Vaquero MC, Ortiz R, Masclans JR, Roca O, Colinas L, de Pablo R, Espinosa MDC, Garcia-de-Acilu M, Climent C, Cuena-Boy R. High-Flow Oxygen with Capping or Suctioning for Tracheostomy Decannulation. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:1009-1017. [PMID: 32905673 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2010834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND When patients with a tracheostomy tube reach a stage in their care at which decannulation appears to be possible, it is common practice to cap the tracheostomy tube for 24 hours to see whether they can breathe on their own. Whether this approach to establishing patient readiness for decannulation leads to better outcomes than one based on the frequency of airway suctioning is unclear. METHODS In five intensive care units (ICUs), we enrolled conscious, critically ill adults who had a tracheostomy tube; patients were eligible after weaning from mechanical ventilation. In this unblinded trial, patients were randomly assigned either to undergo a 24-hour capping trial plus intermittent high-flow oxygen therapy (control group) or to receive continuous high-flow oxygen therapy with frequency of suctioning being the indicator of readiness for decannulation (intervention group). The primary outcome was the time to decannulation, compared by means of the log-rank test. Secondary outcomes included decannulation failure, weaning failure, respiratory infections, sepsis, multiorgan failure, durations of stay in the ICU and hospital, and deaths in the ICU and hospital. RESULTS The trial included 330 patients; the mean (±SD) age of the patients was 58.3±15.1 years, and 68.2% of the patients were men. A total of 161 patients were assigned to the control group and 169 to the intervention group. The time to decannulation was shorter in the intervention group than in the control group (median, 6 days [interquartile range, 5 to 7] vs. 13 days [interquartile range, 11 to 14]; absolute difference, 7 days [95% confidence interval, 5 to 9]). The incidence of pneumonia and tracheobronchitis was lower, and the duration of stay in the hospital shorter, in the intervention group than in the control group. Other secondary outcomes were similar in the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Basing the decision to decannulate on suctioning frequency plus continuous high-flow oxygen therapy rather than on 24-hour capping trials plus intermittent high-flow oxygen therapy reduced the time to decannulation, with no evidence of a between-group difference in the incidence of decannulation failure. (REDECAP ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02512744.).
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- Gonzalo Hernández Martínez
- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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- From Virgen de la Salud University Hospital (G.H.M., M.-L.R., L.C.) and the Research Unit, Medical Council (R.C.-B.), Toledo, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (M.-C.V., R.P.) and Ciber Enfermedades Respiratorias, Health Institute Carlos III (O.R.), Madrid, Ciudad Real University Hospital and Ciudad Real University, Ciudad Real (R.O., M.-C.E.), Medical Research Mar Institute (J.-R.M.), the Critical Care Department, Autònoma de Barcelona University (J.-R.M., M.G.-A.), Del Mar University Hospital (J.-R.M., C.C.), Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (O.R.), and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital (O.R., M.G.A.), Barcelona, and Alcala University, Alcalá de Henares (R.P.) - all in Spain
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Quiñones-Ossa GA, Durango-Espinosa YA, Padilla-Zambrano H, Ruiz J, Moscote-Salazar LR, Galwankar S, Gerber J, Hollandx R, Ghosh A, Pal R, Agrawal A. Current Status of Indications, Timing, Management, Complications, and Outcomes of Tracheostomy in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients. J Neurosci Rural Pract 2020; 11:222-229. [PMID: 32367975 PMCID: PMC7195963 DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1709971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Tracheostomy is the commonest bedside surgical procedure performed on patients needing mechanical ventilation with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The researchers made an effort to organize a narrative review of the indications, timing, management, complications, and outcomes of tracheostomy in relation to neuronal and brain-injured patients following TBI. The study observations were collated from the published literature, namely original articles, book chapters, case series, randomized studies, systematic reviews, and review articles. Information sorting was restricted to tracheostomy and its association with TBI. Care was taken to review the correlation of tracheostomy with clinical correlates including indications, scheduling, interventions, prognosis, and complications of the patients suffering from mild, moderate and severe TBIs using Glasgow Coma Scale, Glasgow Outcome Scale, intraclass correlation coefficient, and other internationally acclaimed outcome scales. Tracheostomy is needed to overcome airway obstruction, prolonged respiratory failure and as indispensable component of mechanical ventilation due to diverse reasons in intensive care unit. Researchers are divided over early tracheostomy or late tracheostomy from days to weeks. The conventional classic surgical technique of tracheostomy has been superseded by percutaneous techniques by being less invasive with lesser complications, classified into early and late complications that may be life threatening. Additional studies have to be conducted to validate and streamline varied observations to frame evidence-based practice for successful weaning and decannulation. Tracheostomy is a safer option in critically ill TBI patients for which a universally accepted protocol for tracheostomy is needed that can help to optimize indications and outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Cartagena Neurotrauma Research Group Research Line, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
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- Center for Biomedical Research (CIB), Cartagena Neurotrauma Research Group Research Line, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
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- Cartagena Neurotrauma Research Group Research Line, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
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- Center for Biomedical Research (CIB), Faculty of Medicine - University of Cartagena, Cartagena Colombia, CLaNi- Latin American Council of Neurocritical Care, Cartagena, Colombia
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida State University, Florida, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida State University, Florida, United States
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Florida State University, Florida, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College & LSK Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
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