Procedures, Complications and Follow-up of Tracheostomy in Intensive Care Units.

University of Genova

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Neurological Disease; Respiratory Failure; Airway Management; Heart Failure

Treatments: Procedure: Tracheostomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01899352

PCF-TracheoTrial

Details and patient eligibility

About

Tracheostomy is worldwide used for critically ill patients. The aim of our study is to assess the mortality, quality of life, laryngeal function, procedures, early and late complications of tracheostomy performed for critically ill patients admitted in intensive care units.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age > 18 years
• indications for tracheostomy

Exclusion criteria

• Infection/inflammation of neck tissue
• Previous neck surgery causing abnormal anatomy of the site
• Recent surgery of cervical spine

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

Tracheostomy

Other group

Description:

The investigators will enroll all the critical ill patients undergoing tracheostomy performed in intensive care units

Treatment:

Procedure: Tracheostomy