Early versus late tracheostomy in people with multiple trauma

Kelly Ansems; Elena Aleksandrova; Eva Steinfeld; Maria-Inti Metzendorf; Nicole Skoetz; Carina Benstoem; Sandra Dohmen; Thomas Breuer

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015932

Early versus late tracheostomy in people with multiple trauma

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 May 14;5(5):CD015932. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015932.

Authors

Kelly Ansems¹, Elena Aleksandrova¹, Eva Steinfeld¹, Maria-Inti Metzendorf², Nicole Skoetz³, Carina Benstoem¹, Sandra Dohmen¹, Thomas Breuer¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Intermediate Care, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
² Institute of General Practice, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
³ Cochrane Haematology, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of early tracheostomy compared to late tracheostomy in people with multiple trauma in the intensive care unit.

MeSH terms

Intensive Care Units
Meta-Analysis as Topic*
Multiple Trauma* / surgery
Systematic Reviews as Topic*
Tracheotomy* / adverse effects
Tracheotomy* / methods
Tracheotomy* / statistics & numerical data