Research Article
Open Tracheostomy for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19
Table 2
Comparison between early and long-term results and tracheostomy vs nontracheostomy in COVID-19 patients.
| | ICU stay in days (total group) | Early findings | >30 days follow-up | | 17.4 | 20.29 |
| | | Tracheostomy group | Nontracheostomy group | Tracheostomy group | Nontracheostomy group |
| | Cease of mechanic ventilation (%) | 37.03% | 46.9% | 48.15% | 54.5% |
| | Time until death | 8.9 days | 11.6 days | 18.53 days | 11.34 days |
| | Mortality | 29.6% | 36.4% | 29.6% | 42.4% |
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