Respiratory Insufficiency
Conditions
Keywords
Tracheostomy
Brief summary
To determine the morbidity and mortality of patients who have undergone percutaneous tracheostomy due to respiratory failure in the critical care unit and after intensive care in the internal medicine department, including follow-up of quality of life of these patients.
Interventions
PROCEDURETracheostomy
Sponsors
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Mechanically ventilated critical care patients
Exclusion criteria
* All others
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients with tracheostomy due to respiratory failure who died | Six months | Retrospective review of charts showing increase in morbidity in patients with respiratory failure with tracheostomy taking place 2 weeks after admission to critical care |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactBoris Isakovich, MD
Outcome results
None listed