Letter to Editor
Defining High-Risk Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit
Edwin C Gunn*, Raymond C Wade and Ravi Paul Singh Virdi
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Edwin C Gunn, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
Received Date: November 12, 2021; Published Date: December 03, 2021
Abstract
Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) is becoming a ubiquitous bedside procedure in the intensive care unit (ICU) in patients requiring prolonged invasive mechanical ventilatory support. Complications of PDT include bleeding, airway compromise, hypoxemia, and procedural failure. There is no clear definition for which patients are considered high-risk for these complications, therefore, we set out to review existing data and define the clinical parameters of a high-risk tracheostomy in the ICU.
Keywords: Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy; Tracheostomy; Risk stratification; Procedural complications
Abbreviations: PDT: Percutaneous dilational tracheostomy; ICU: Intensive care unit; INR: International normalized ratio; APACHE: Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; BMI: Body mass index; SOFA: Sequential organ failure assessment; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval
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Edwin C Gunn, Raymond C Wade and Ravi Paul Singh Virdi. Defining High-Risk Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit. On J Otolaryngol & Rhinol. 5(2): 2021. OJOR.MS.ID.000608.