Research Article
Open Tracheostomy for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of COVID-19 tracheotomies.
| | Male/female (tracheostomy group) | 63 (19)/30 (8) |
| | Age | 62.8 years (range 36–77) |
| | Comorbidities (tracheostomy group) | Hypertension 49.5% (74%) | | Dyslipidaemia 30% | | Diabetes 30% (33%) | | Smoking 28% (ex 19%, active 30%) | | Obesity 51.6% (52%) |
| | Initial symptoms | Fever 74.1% | | Cough 63.4% | | Dyspnoea 52.7% |
| | BMI kg/cm2 (tracheostomy group) | 31.68 (30.49) |
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