Authors
Marek A Mirski, Vinciya Pandian, Nasir Bhatti, Elliott Haut, David Feller-Kopman, Athir Morad, Adil Haider, Adam Schiavi, David Efron, John Ulatowski, Lonny Yarmus, Kent A Stevens, Christina A Miller, Alex Papangelou, Ravi Vaswani, Chris Kalmar, Shivam Gupta, Paul Intihar, Sylvia Mack, Amy P Rushing, Albert Chi, Victor J Roberts Jr
Publication date
2012/6/1
Journal
Critical care medicine
Volume
40
Issue
6
Pages
1827-1834
Publisher
LWW
Description
Objective:
The frequency of bedside percutaneous tracheostomies is increasing in intensive care medicine, and both safety and efficiency of care are critical elements in continuing success of this procedure. Prioritizing patient safety, a tracheostomy team was created at our institution to provide bedside expertise in surgery, anesthesiology, respiratory, and technical support. This study was performed to evaluate the metrics of patient outcome, efficiency of care, and cost-benefit analysis of the multidisciplinary Johns Hopkins Percutaneous Tracheostomy Program.
Design:
A review was performed for patients who received tracheostomies in 2004, the year before the Johns Hopkins Percutaneous Tracheostomy Program was established, and those who received tracheostomies in 2008, the year following the program’s establishment. Comparative outcomes were evaluated, including the efficiency of procedure and …
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MA Mirski, V Pandian, N Bhatti, E Haut… - Critical care medicine, 2012