Characteristics of Patients Intubated for Airway Protection in the Intensive Care Unit and Timing of Tracheostomy
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: early tracheostomy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Airway Clearance Impairment, Intubating Conditions. Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Characteristics of Patients Intubated for Airway Protection in the Intensive Care Unit and Timing of Tracheostomy: a Retrospective Study
Overview
Every year, approximately 10-15 patients are admitted to the general intensive care unit at our institution who have been intubated for airway protection for various reasons, the main ones being soft tissue infection of the head/neck, anaphylaxis with airway edema, oral and maxillofacial/ENT surgery with airway threat, and head/neck injury with airway threat. Some patients are successfully extubated after the acute condition that caused the need for ventilation in the first place has passed, and some require tracheostomy for reasons related to the primary disease (unresolved edema, continued infectious process, need for additional invasive interventions, etc.) or for reasons related to difficulty in respiratory weaning (poor awakening, muscle weakness, development of respiratory infection, etc.). We would like to examine whether it is possible to characterize certain parameters in the above patient population that are associated with a higher likelihood of requiring tracheostomy during hospitalization (such as age Adult). In these cases, we may consider performing the tracheostomy earlier.
Interventions
- Procedure early tracheostomy
early tracheostomy
Primary outcome measures
- Subgroup of patients with highest need for tracheostomy [Time frame: 1 year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: All patients aged 18-99 who were admitted to the intensive care unit from January 2012 to November 2025 and ventilated for airway protection for any reason.
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Exclusion Criteria:Patients who did not meet the above criteria or patients for whom data was missing.
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Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-only
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07315477 · MMC-0269-25