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Early Tracheostomy for Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury is Associated with Reduced Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay and Total Ventilator Days.

Authors :
Sheehan BM
Grigorian A
Gambhir S
Maithel S
Kuza CM
Dolich MO
Lekawa ME
Nahmias J
Source :
Journal of intensive care medicine [J Intensive Care Med] 2020 Nov; Vol. 35 (11), pp. 1346-1351. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 27.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Objectives: To determine whether, similar to adults, early tracheostomy in pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) improves inhospital outcomes including ventilator days, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS), and total hospital LOS when compared to late tracheostomy.<br />Design: Retrospective cohort analysis.<br />Setting: The Pediatric Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) database.<br />Patients: One hundred twenty-seven pediatric patients <16 years old with severe (>3) abbreviated injury scale TBI who underwent early (days 1-6) or late (day ≥7) tracheostomy between 2014 and 2016.<br />Interventions: Not applicable.<br />Measurements and Main Results: The Pediatric TQIP database was queried for patients <16 years old with severe TBI, who underwent tracheostomy. Patient demographics and outcomes of early versus late tracheostomy were compared using Student t test, Mann-Whitney U test, and χ2 analysis. Sixteen patients underwent early tracheostomy while 111 underwent late tracheostomy. The groups had similar distributions of age, gender, mechanism of injury, and mean injury severity scores (P > .05). Early tracheostomy was associated with decreased ICU LOS (early: 17 vs late: 32 days, P < .05) and ventilator days (early: 9.7 vs late: 27.1 days, P < .05). There was no difference in total LOS (early: 26.7 vs late: 41.3 days, P = .06), the incidence of acute respiratory distress syndrome (early: 6.3% vs late: 2.7%, P = .45), pneumonia (early: 12.5% vs late: 29.7%, P = .15), or mortality (early: 0% vs late: 2%, P = .588) between the 2 groups.<br />Conclusion: Similar to adults, early tracheostomy in pediatric patients with severe TBI is associated with decreased ICU LOS and ventilator days. Future prospective trials are needed to confirm these findings.<br />Article Tweet: Early tracheostomy in pediatric patients with severe TBI is associated with decreased ICU LOS and ventilator days.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1525-1489
Volume :
35
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of intensive care medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
31455142
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0885066619870153