Effect of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy or Prolonged Intubation in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Brain Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 14-25

  McCredie, Victoria A ^a   Alali, Aziz S ^b   Scales, Damon C ^a,b   Adhikari, Neill K J ^a,b   Rubenfeld, Gordon D ^a,b   Cuthbertson, Brian H ^a,b,c   Nathens, Avery B ^a,b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Canada   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute brain injury; Early tracheostomy; Mortality; Prolonged endotracheal intubation; Tracheostomy timing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAIN INJURY; DATA ANALYSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROBABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR WEANING; BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

BRAIN INJURIES; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 84986253495     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: 15560961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-016-0297-z     Document Type: Article

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