Long-term mechanical ventilation is the most common situation where tracheostomy is indicated for patients in intensive care units (ICU). 'Early' and 'late' tracheostomies are two categories of the timing of tracheostomy. The evidence on the advantages attributed to early over late tracheostomy is somewhat conflicting but includes shorter hospital stays and lower mortality rates.
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Gomes Silva, B. N., Andriolo, R. B., Saconato, H., Atallah, Á. N., & Valente, O. (2012). Early versus late tracheostomy for critically ill patients. In Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd007271.pub2
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