Impact of tracheostomy timing on outcome after severe head injury

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 481-489

  Rizk, Elias B ^a   Patel, Akshal S ^a   Stetter, Christina M ^a   Chinchilli, Vernon M ^a   Cockroft, Kevin M ^a  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional status; Head injury; Neurocritical care; Outcome; Tracheostomy; Tracheostomy timing; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL FACTOR; THERAPY EFFECT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PENNSYLVANIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEOSTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856284480     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9615-7     Document Type: Article

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