Mortality and long-term quality of life after percutaneous tracheotomy in Intensive Care Unit: a prospective observational study.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients baseline characteristics and indication for PDT procedure are important determinants of in-ICU mortality and QoL in tracheostomized patients.
PMID: 29338144 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Minerva Anestesiologica - January 18, 2018 Category: Anesthesiology Tags: Minerva Anestesiol Source Type: research