Table 3 Description of tracheostomy and mortality rates in patients with severe brain injury
From: Respiratory Management in Patients with Severe Brain Injury
First author [ref] | Number of patients | Tracheostomy, n (%) | General in-ICU mortality, n (%) | In-ICU mortality in patients with tracheostomy, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Navalesi [26] | 318 | 16 (5) | 8 (2) | Unknown |
Qureshi [32] | 69 | 23 (33) | 27 (39) | Unknown |
Reis [35] | 311 | 29 (9) | 21 (6) | Unknown |
Coplin [6] | 136 | 4 (3) | 22 (16.1) | Unknown |
Namen [21] | 100 | 29 (29) | 36 (36) | Unknown |
Karanjia [36] | 1265 | 181 (14) | Unknown | Unknown |
Wendell [37] | 37 | 3 (8) | 5 (13.5) | Unknown |
Godet [11] | 140 | 9 (6.4) | 9 (6.4) | Unknown |
Asehnoune [10] | 437 | 40 (9.1) | 15 (3.4) | 2 (0.4) |