Table 1 Characteristics of included patients
Surgical tracheostomy (n = 12) | Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (n = 13) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 60 ± 10 | 56 ± 10 | 0.778 |
Gender (M/F) | 8/5 | 7/6 | 0.539 |
BMI | 20 ± 10 | 20.6 ± 8 | 0.345 |
Reason for ICU admission (N) | 0.678 | ||
- Medical | 7 | 6 | |
- Trauma | 3 | 4 | |
- Surgical | 2 | 3 | |
Duration of endotracheal intubation before T | 15 ± 3 | 13 ± 5 | 0.257 |
Variables during procedure (N) | 0.675 | ||
- Antibiotics | 3 | 4 | |
- Corticosteroid | 4 | 3 | |
- Fever (> 37°) | 0 | 0 |