Tracheotomy Outcomes in 71 COVID-19 Patients: A Multi-Centric Study in Saudi Arabia

Tracheotomy Outcomes in 71 COVID-19 Patients: A Multi-Centric Study in Saudi Arabia

Since its outbreak in late 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a sharp rise in the demand for oxygen and ventilation facilities due to the associated extensive damage that it causes to the lungs. This study is considered the first and largest study in Saudi Arabia to evaluate the outcomes of trache...

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Published in:Clinics and practice Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 947 - 953
Main Authors: Almutairi, Dakheelallah, Alqahtani, Raneem, Alghamdi, Arwa, Binammar, Dina, Alzaidi, Suzan, Ghafori, Abdullah, Alsharif, Hassan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bari MDPI AG 15-12-2021
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Subjects:
Airway management
Armed forces
Cardiovascular disease
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Data collection
Diabetes
Disease transmission
Ethics
Hospitals
Hypertension
ICU
Intensive care
Intubation
Lung diseases
Males
mechanical ventilation
Medical prognosis
Medical research
Mortality
Ostomy
Pandemics
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
tracheostomy
Tracheotomy
Ventilators
Weaning
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:Since its outbreak in late 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a sharp rise in the demand for oxygen and ventilation facilities due to the associated extensive damage that it causes to the lungs. This study is considered the first and largest study in Saudi Arabia to evaluate the outcomes of tracheostomy in intubated COVID-19 patients. This is a retrospective, observational cohort study that was conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Jeddah, Western Region, Saudi Arabia and King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The findings of the study revealed that seventy-one patients with COVID-19 underwent tracheotomy between 1 March 2020 and 31 October 2020. The average period between intubation and tracheostomy was 9.97 days. Hypertension, diabetes, lung disease and obesity (BMI > 30) were significant risk factors of mortality. The overall 30-day mortality rate was 38.4%.
ISSN:2039-7283
2039-7275
2039-7283
DOI:10.3390/clinpract11040109