Surgical versus percutaneous tracheostomy after cardiac surgery

Volume: 48 Number: 3 September 1, 2009
  • Calkavur İ T
  • Yagdi T
  • Posacioglu H
  • Paydın A
  • Askar F Z
  • Durmaz I
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Surgical versus percutaneous tracheostomy after cardiac surgery

Abstract

Aim: Elective tracheostomy after cardiac surgery is increasingly used in patients who require long-term mechanical ventilatory support. The aim of the present study is to compare percutaneous dilatational with surgical tracheostomy in cardiosurgical patients when both procedures were performed in cardiac surgery intensive care unit. Material and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 63 patients who had surgical (n=24) or percutaneous dilatational (n=39) tracheostomy technique following cardiac surgery. Comparisons of the complications, oxygenation index, stomal closure time and time consumption of both technique is the main target. Results: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy was performed more quickly than surgical tracheostomy (p=0.0012). With regard to preoperative and postoperative oxygenation index, there was no significant difference between percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy and surgical tracheostomy groups (p=0.318 and p=0.9 respectively). When oxygenation indexes before and after tracheostomies compared within each group, we found also no statistical difference (p=0.77 and p=0.425 respectively). Overall complication rate for surgical tracheostomy and percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy were 25% and 12.8%, respectively. Wound infection in tracheostomy site was seen in 16.6% of the surgical tracheostomy, whereas no infection was found in percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (p=0.018). Stomal closure times after decannulation in percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy group were shorter than in surgical tracheostomy group (p=0.0021). Conclusion: Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy have some advantages relative to surgical tracheostomy including more rapid of performance and stomal closure and lower incidence of postoperative wound infection. Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy as the procedure of choice for performing elective tracheostomy in the appropriately selected cardiosurgical patient requiring long-term mechanical ventilation.

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Calkavur İ T

Yagdi T

Posacioglu H

Paydın A

Askar F Z

Durmaz I

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September 1, 2009

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September 1, 2009

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Year 2009 Volume: 48 Number: 3

Vancouver
1.Calkavur İ T, Yagdi T, Posacioglu H, Paydın A, Askar F Z, Durmaz I. Kalp cerrahisinden sonra cerrahi ve perkütan trakeostominin karşılaştırılması. EJM [Internet]. 2009 Sep. 1;48(3):167-73. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA79YW23ZN

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