Table
From: Comparison of two percutaneous tracheostomy techniques
Age (years) | APACHE II | Day of performing PT | ICU stay (days) | Duration of PT (minutes) | Complication rate | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DFT | MDT | DFT | MDT | DFT | MDT | DFT | MDT | DFT | MDT | DFT | MDT |
52 ± 20.2 | 46.6 ± 21.8 | 14.8 ± 7.6 | 13.1 ± 5 | 10.9 ± 6.4 | 8.5 ± 6.8 | 45.4 ± 30.8 | 39.6 ± 24.1 | 4.5 ± 2.5 | 7.2 ± 3.5 | 12% | 10.3% |
P = 0.16 | P = 0.15 | P = 0.08 | P = 0.20 | P = 0.001 | |||||||