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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Respiratory medicine
  • Medical device safety

Background:

  • Tracheostomy is a common procedure in pediatric care for airway management.
  • Understanding mortality patterns in children with tracheostomies is crucial for improving outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize the causes and circumstances of death in pediatric patients with tracheostomies.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective cohort study included pediatric patients (<18 years) who underwent tracheostomy between 2015 and 2020.
  • Data collected included demographics, tracheostomy placement details, cause and location of death, and time to mortality.

Main Results:

  • The overall mortality rate was 16.8% (46 deaths out of 271 tracheostomies).
  • Respiratory failure was the leading cause of death (33%), followed by cardiopulmonary arrest (15%).
  • A significant proportion of deaths (28%) occurred during the same admission as tracheostomy placement; 9% were linked to tracheostomy-related complications.

Conclusions:

  • Nearly one-third of pediatric deaths post-tracheostomy occur during the initial hospitalization.
  • While underlying disease progression is primary, tracheostomy-related complications, though rare, warrant focused quality improvement efforts.