Outcome Evaluation of Patients After Percutaneous Tracheostomy Due to Respiratory Failure in an Intensive Care Unit

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Respiratory Insufficiency

Treatments: Procedure: Tracheostomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01693705

0053-12-HYMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 55 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mechanically ventilated critical care patients

Exclusion criteria

• All others

Trial design

55 participants in 2 patient groups

Tracheostomy Patients

Description:

Critical care patients with respiratory failure who were mechanically ventilated and who underwent tracheostomy

Treatment:

Procedure: Tracheostomy

Non-Tracheostomy Patients

Description:

Critical care patients with respiratory failure who were mechanically ventilated but did not undergo tracheostomy