Early complications after tracheastomy | ||
| KUFA MEDICAL JOURNAL | ||
| Article 1, Volume 15, Issue 1, June 2012, Pages 139-146 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; Laith Ali Mahmood; Ahmed Athab AL-Zubaidi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Having a tracheostomy is considered to be a safe and straightforward procedure, but as with many surgical procedures it does carry a risk of complications. Aim: To evaluate tracheostomy early complications at Medical City Complex, Baghdad. Patients and methods: A prospective study of (125) consecutive tracheostomies that were performed during one year period from May 2006 through May 2007 in Medical City, Baghdad. Results: Ninety three patients (74.4%) were males. Thirty seven patients (29.6%) were in their third decade. Complications developed in fifty three patients (42.4%); wound infection was the commonest in twenty three patients (43.4%), followed by subcutaneous emphysema in fourteen patients (26.4%) and haemorrhage in ten patients (18.8%). One tracheostomy related death was encountered (0.8% of the total no. of patients). The complication rate was significantly higher in urgent tracheostomies (50.6%) than elective procedures (26.1%) and in those performed with local anaesthesia (48.3%) compared to (25%) under general anaesthesia. Conclusions: Most of early complications were due to the urgency of the procedure and inadequate postoperative nursing care. Wound infection was the commonest complications. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Tracheostomy; urgent; early complications | ||
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