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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Surgical Procedures
  • Patient Safety

Background:

  • Tracheotomies are common in intensive care for ventilated patients.
  • Fatal complications can arise from tracheotomy procedures.
  • This review examines death causes and frequency for open surgical tracheotomy (OST) and percutaneous dilatational tracheotomy (PDT).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine and compare the causes and frequency of death associated with OST and PDT.
  • To analyze literature on tracheotomy-related mortality in adults.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases (1990-2015).
  • Inclusion of 109 publications and 39 dissertations.
  • Analysis of 25,056 tracheotomies (16,827 PDT, 7,934 OST).

Main Results:

  • A total of 352 deaths were reported.
  • Similar death frequencies for OST (0.62%) and PDT (0.67%).
  • Leading causes of death included hemorrhage, loss of airway, and false passage for both techniques.

Conclusions:

  • Evidence suggests comparable fatal complication rates for OST and PDT.
  • Data limitations due to incomplete documentation and non-epidemiologic nature.
  • Recommendations include enhanced training, use of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, and vigilant nursing care to prevent deaths.