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Journal Article
Open versus percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19: retrospective cohort analysis
2023
Overview
Background
During the COVID-19 pandemic, a great number of patients required Mechanical Ventilation (MV). Tracheostomy is the preferred procedure when difficult weaning is presented. Surgical techniques available for performing tracheostomy are open and percutaneous, with contradictory reports on the right choice. This paper aims to describe the clinical results after performing a tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19, regarding both surgical techniques.
Methods
An observational, analytical study of a retrospective cohort was designed. All patients admitted to the Hospital Universitario Mayor Méderi, between March 2020 and April 2021 who presented COVID-19 requiring MV and who underwent tracheostomy were reviewed. Open versus percutaneous tracheostomy groups were compared and the primary outcome evaluated was in-hospital mortality.
Results
A total of 113 patients were included in the final analysis. The median age was 66.0 (IQR: 57.2 – 72.0) years old and 77 (68.14%) were male. Open tracheostomy was performed in 64.6% (
n
= 73) of the patients and percutaneous tracheostomy in 35.4% (
n
= 40) with an in-hospital mortality of 65.7% (
n
= 48) and 25% (
n
= 10), respectively (
p
< 0.001). In a multivariate analysis, open tracheostomy technique [OR 9.45 (95% CI 3.20–27.92)], older age [OR 1.05 (95% CI 1.01–1.09)] and APACHE II score [OR 1.10 (95% CI 1.02–1.19)] were identified as independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality. Late tracheostomy (after 14 days) [OR 0.31 (95% CI 0.09–1.02)] and tracheostomy day PaO
2
/FiO
2
[OR 1.10 (95% CI 1.02–1.19)] were not associated to in-hospital mortality.
Conclusions
Percutaneous tracheostomy was independently associated with lower in-hospital mortality and should be considered the first option to perform this type of surgery in patients with COVID-19 in extended MV or difficulty weaning.
