Edwin J Boezeman, José G M Hofhuis, Christopher E Cox, Reinout E de Vries, Peter E Spronk
SICQ Coping and the Health-Related Quality of Life and Recovery of Critically Ill ICU Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study
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determine rate tracheostomyrelated complications pediatric patients nationally representative databases crosssectional analysis 2016 kids inpatient database 2016 nationwide readmission database pediatric tracheostomy procedures included complication type admission outcomes readmission rates recorded logistic regression analysis determine patient characteristics associated complications estimated 5309 tracheostomies performed among pediatric patients 2016 8 n 432 developed tracheostomyrelated complications group younger 47 vs 87 years p 001 required longer hospital admissions 687 vs 332 days p 001 children without tracheostomyrelated complications mean costs 459324 vs 397937 p 001 mean total charges 1573964 vs 1099347 p 001 increased tracheostomyrelated complication occurred events occurred often bronchopulmonary dysplasia 24 vs 12 p 001 heart disease 24 vs 12 p 001 gastroesophageal reflux disease 31 vs 19 p 001 short gestational age 24 vs 14 p 001 subglottic stenosis 99 vs 54 p 001 estimated 30day readmission rate 24 se 17 increase tracheostomy complications 27 vs 15 p 04 tracheostomyrelated complications predicted gastroesophageal reflux disease odds ratio 150 95 ci 114197 p 004 younger age 112 95 ci 104122 p 002 lengthier hospitalization 100 95 ci 100101 p 001 multiple logistic regression analysis tracheostomyrelated complications occur approximately 8 pediatric patients higher younger children longer admission lengths data implications benchmarking standards posttracheostomy complications across institutions