2022
Effect of Early vs Standard Approach to Tracheostomy on Functional Outcome at 6 Months Among Patients With Severe Stroke Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Bösel J, Niesen WD, Salih F, Morris NA, Ragland JT, Gough B, Schneider H, Neumann JO, Hwang DY, Kantamneni P, James ML, Freeman WD, Rajajee V, Rao CV, Nair D, Benner L, Meis J, Klose C, Kieser M, Suarez JI, Schönenberger S, Seder DB, Ramadan A, Claassen J, Mayer S, Peled H, Christianson T, May T, Riker R, Asgarpur G, Stetefeld H, Kluge S. Effect of Early vs Standard Approach to Tracheostomy on Functional Outcome at 6 Months Among Patients With Severe Stroke Receiving Mechanical Ventilation. JAMA 2022, 327: 1899-1909. PMID: 35506515, PMCID: PMC9069344, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.4798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly tracheostomy groupEarly tracheostomyMechanical ventilationSevere strokeFunctional outcomeStandard tracheostomyTracheostomy groupPrimary outcomeControl groupProlonged invasive mechanical ventilationModified Rankin Scale scoreSevere disabilityInvasive mechanical ventilationSerious adverse eventsRankin Scale scoreAirway protective reflexesRate of survivalInvasive ventilationAdverse eventsHemorrhagic strokeWide confidence intervalsAvailable followProtective reflexesCare centerClinical trials
2020
US Practitioner Attitudes Toward Tracheostomy Timing, Benefits, Risks, and Techniques for Severe Stroke Patients: A National Survey and National Inpatient Sample Analysis
Zhao CW, Hwang DY. US Practitioner Attitudes Toward Tracheostomy Timing, Benefits, Risks, and Techniques for Severe Stroke Patients: A National Survey and National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Neurocritical Care 2020, 34: 669-673. PMID: 33094469, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01127-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research