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Early versus Standard Tracheostomy in Stroke

Patient / Population Intervention / Exposition Vergleich Endpunkt

In 382 ventilated patients with severe stroke, early tracheostomy (≤4 days) did not improve 6-month functional outcome versus standard timing (7–10 days).

N
382
Design
Multicentre RCT, Germany/USA
Endpunkt
Functional outcome (mRS 0–4) at 6 months
Relevanz
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Ergebnis43.5% vs 47.1% (OR 0.93; p=0.73).
Bösel J, et al. JAMA. 2022;327(19):1899-1909. 10.1001/jama.2022.4798
Diskussion & Kritik

No advantage to rushing tracheostomy; the standard 7–10-day window is appropriate.