Intensive Care Unit Readmission in Patients With Primary Brain Injury and Tracheostomy.

CONCLUSIONS: Tracheostomy patients with primary brain injury may have central nervous system-mediated respiratory compromise associated with reduced Glasgow Coma Scale score, increased atelectasis, and shorter duration of ventilator dependency. PMID: 30600228 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30600228?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Critical Care - January 1, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Pandian V, Datta M, Nakka S, Tammineedi DS, Davidson PM, Nyquist PA Tags: Am J Crit Care Source Type: research