• Injury · Apr 2017

    Review Meta Analysis

    The influence of tracheostomy timing on outcomes in trauma patients: A meta-analysis.

    • Shi-Qi Cai, Jun-Wu Hu, Dong Liu, Xiang-Jun Bai, Jie Xie, Jia-Jun Chen, Fan Yang, and Tao Liu.
    • Department of Radiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China.
    • Injury. 2017 Apr 1; 48 (4): 866-873.

    ObjectiveThis study aims to assess the influence of tracheostomy timing on outcomes among trauma patients, including mortality, medical resource utility and incidence of pneumonia.MethodA systematic review of the literature was conducted by internet search. Data were extracted from selected studies and analyzed using Stata to compare outcomes in trauma patients with early tracheostomy (ET) or late tracheostomy (LT)/prolonged intubation (PI).Result20 studies met our inclusion criteria with 3305 patients in ET group and 4446 patients in LT/PI group. Pooled data revealed that mortality was not lower in trauma patients with ET compared to those with LT/IP. However, ET was found to be associated with a significantly reduced length of ICU and hospital stay, shorter MV duration and lower risk of pneumonia.ConclusionEvidence of this meta-analysis supports the dimorphism in some clinical outcomes of trauma patients with different tracheostomy timing. Additional well-designed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are needed to confirm it in future.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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