Tracheostomy and long-term mortality in ICU patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation.

INTRODUCTION:In critically ill patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV), the difference in long-term outcomes between patients with or without tracheostomy remains unexplored. METHODS:Ancillary study of a prospective international multicentre observational cohort in 21 centres in Fr...

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Main Authors: Raphaël Cinotti, Sebastian Voicu, Samir Jaber, Benjamin Chousterman, Catherine Paugam-Burtz, Haikel Oueslati, Charles Damoisel, Anaïs Caillard, Antoine Roquilly, Fanny Feuillet, Alexandre Mebazaa, Etienne Gayat, FROG-ICU investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220399