Outcome Difference in Neurosurgical Patients Based on Timing of Tracheostomy and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Background and Objective: Tracheostomy in neurosurgical patients has been shown in various studies to lower the length of ICU stay and the length of hospital stay by decreasing the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia. In this regard, we wanted to evaluate the outcome of neurosurgical ICU pa...

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Main Authors: Pratyush Shrestha, Subash Lohani, Sunita Shrestha, Upendra P Devkota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NESON 2018-05-01
Series:Nepal Journal of Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NJN/article/view/20022