RT - Journal Article T1 - The Comparison of Complications of Tracheostomy in Percutaneous Tracheostomy with Surgical Tracheostomy JF - umsha YR - 2010 JO - umsha VO - 17 IS - 2 UR - http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-274-en.html SP - 17 EP - 23 K1 - Mortality K1 - Subcutaneous Emphysema K1 - Tracheostomy K1 - Percutaneous AB - Introduction & Objective: Percutaneous Dilatational Tratheostomy (PDT) is an elective procedure increasingly performed at bedside in intensive care unit (ICU). With this technique the complications during transferring to the operating room, duration between one patient candidate for PDT to perform it and cost decreased compared to the standard technique. In our study we compared the duration and complications of tracheostomy in percutaneous tracheostomy with surgical tracheostomy. Materials & Methods: In this clinical trial 18 patients candidating PDT underwent PDT with Griggs method in the ICU (Group 1) and simultaneously compared with 18 patients that underwent surgical tracheostomy (group 2). Results: The two groups based on characteristics such as age, sex, hemodynamic variables (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate) , pulmonary function ,and oxygenation measured by pulse oximetry were similar. The duration of stay in ICU was also similar between the two groups. Mean delay time among the candidates to perform tracheostomy in group 1 was 1.38±0.6 (1-3) days and in group 2 was 4.55±2.33 (2-10) days respectively, (p LA eng UL http://sjh.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-274-en.html M3 ER -