Is tracheostomy a better choice than translaryngeal intubation for critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 14 days? A comparison of short-term outcomes

BMC Anesthesiology

Research Article

Chang-Wen Chen¹  Liang-Miin Tsai¹  Wei-Chieh Lin¹  Jung-Der Wang² 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 138 Sheng-Li Road, 704, Tainan, Taiwan;Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1 University Road, 701, Tainan, Taiwan;

关键词: Intensive care unit;    Mortality;    Tracheostomy;    Weaning;    Prolonged mechanical ventilation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12871-015-0159-9

 received in 2015-09-17, accepted in 2015-12-02,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTracheostomy is recommended for patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) for 14 days or more in the intensive care unit (ICU). Nevertheless, many patients undergoing prolonged MV remain intubated via the translaryngeal route. The aim of this study was to examine the influence of tracheostomy and persistent translaryngeal intubation on short-term outcomes in patients mechanically ventilated for ≥14 days.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted using the admissions database of a 75-bed ICU from January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2012. Patients who required prolonged MV without tracheostomy at the time of initiation of a ventilator were included. The outcomes were successful weaning, and ICU and in-hospital death. Cox models were constructed to calculate the influence of tracheostomy on the outcome measures while adjusting for other potentially confounding factors.ResultsOf the 508 patients requiring prolonged MV, 164 were tracheostomized after a median 18 days of MV. Patients in whom translaryngeal intubation was maintained had significantly higher ICU (42.7 % versus 17.1 %, p <0.001) and in-hospital (54.1 % versus 22.0 %, p <0.001) mortality rates, and a significantly lower successful weaning rate (40.4 % versus 68.9 %, p <0.001). The results were consistent after matching for the propensity score of performing tracheostomy. Furthermore, a time-dependent covariate Cox model showed that a tracheostomy was independently associated with lower in-hospital mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.26; 95 % confidence interval [CI], 0.18–0.39) and higher successful weaning rate (aHR, 2.05; 95 % CI, 1.56–2.68).ConclusionsTracheostomy is associated with lower in-hospital mortality and higher successful weaning rates in ICU patients receiving prolonged MV. However, the cost-effectiveness and long-term outcomes of tracheostomy for this cohort require further study.

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