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Effect of early tracheostomy on resource utilization and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Szakmany, Tamas, Russell, P., Wilkes, A. R. and Hall, Judith Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6770-7372 2015. Effect of early tracheostomy on resource utilization and clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia 114 (3) , pp. 396-405. 10.1093/bja/aeu440

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Abstract

Background Early tracheostomy may decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation, sedation exposure, and intensive care stay, possibly resulting in improved clinical outcomes, but the evidence is conflicting. Methods Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials in patients allocated to tracheostomy within 10 days of start of mechanical ventilation was compared with placement of tracheostomy after 10 days if still required. Medline, EMBASE, the Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Register, and Google Scholar were searched for eligible trials. The co-primary outcomes were mortality within 60 days, and duration of mechanical ventilation, sedation, and intensive care unit stay. Secondary outcomes were the number of tracheostomy procedures performed, and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Outcomes are described as relative risk or weighted mean difference with 95% confidence intervals. Results Of note, 4482 publications were identified and 14 trials enrolling 2406 patients were included. Tracheostomy within 10 days was not associated with any difference in mortality [risk ratio (RR): 0.93 (0.83–1.05)]. There were no differences in duration of mechanical ventilation [−0.19 days (−1.13–0.75)], intensive care stay [−0.83 days (−2.05–0.40)], or incidence of VAP. However, duration of sedation was reduced in the early tracheostomy groups [−2.78 days (−3.68 to −1.88)]. More tracheostomies were performed in patients randomly assigned to receive early tracheostomy [RR: 2.53 (1.18–5.40)]. Conclusion We found no evidence that early (within 10 days) tracheostomy reduced mortality, duration of mechanical ventilation, intensive care stay, or VAP. Early tracheostomy leads to more procedures and a shorter duration of sedation.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Additional Information: First published online December 22 2014
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0007-0912
Date of Acceptance: 29 September 2014
Last Modified: 28 Oct 2022 10:21
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/77976

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