Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A Study of Tracheostomy in Neuro- ICU Patients

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Dr. Jay V. Kothari,,Dr. Nipa A. Dalal,Dr. Saurabh H. Gandhi,Dr. Kinnari K. Rathod,Dr. Kosha N. Gosalia,Dr. Smita Varma,Dr. Dhruvin Mehta,

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Background - Tracheostomy is the creation of a stoma at the skin surface that leads into the tracheal lumen. It has been observed that tracheostomy is commonly indicated in patients in neuro ICU who require prolonged ventilation. Objective - Objective is to study the indications of tracheostomy in patients, timing of tracheostomy, its complications and outcomes.

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