Table 1 Summary of included study characteristics
Author | Year | Study type | Setting | Overall bias (NOS) | Total number of patients | Mean tracheostomy time (days, SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alsherbini et al | 2019 | Retrospective Cohort Study | Single-centre | 8 | 140 | – |
Bosel et al | 2013 | Randomised controlled trial | Single-centre | –* | 60 | 6.62 (0.35) |
Bosel et al | 2022 | Randomised controlled trial | Multi-centre | –* | 380 | 7.2 (0.43) |
Catalino et al | 2018 | Retrospective cohort study | Single-Centre | 9 | 48 | – |
Chen et al | 2019 | Retrospective cohort study | Single-centre | 9 | 425 | 4.25 (2.59) |
Hallan et al | 2022 | Retrospective Cohort Study | Multi-centre | 8 | 2420 | 12.58 |
Lee et al | 2015 | Retrospective cohort study | Single-centre | 8 | 95 | – |
Maier et al | 2021 | Retrospective cohort study | Single-centre | 8 | 40 | 16 |
Pelosi et al | 2011 | Retrospective cohort study | Multi-centre | 8 | 362 | 9.19 (3.68) |
Rabinstein et al | 2004 | Retrospective cohort study | Single-centre | 8 | 97 | 14.77 (53.1) |
Schneider et al | 2017 | Prospective cohort study | Single-centre | 8 | 53 | 11.33 (5.27) |
Shen et al | 2022 | Retrospective cohort study | Single-centre | 8 | 61 | 6.98 (6.12) |
Villwock et al | 2014 | Retrospective cohort study | Multi-centre | 8 | 13,165 | 12.00 (4.17) |