Zaheer-ul Hassan, Farhan Akbar, Tarique Ahmed Maka.
Short-Term Complications of Emergency and Elective Tracheostomy; a Comparative Study.
Life Science Jan ;2(2):52-6.

Objective: To compare short-term complications in elective and emergency tracheostomy. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional. Place Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar from 21 October 2018 to 20 October 2019. Materials and Methods: In this study 60 patients undergoing tracheostomy were included. Patients were divided into two groups, each with 30 participants. Patients in group A had elective whereas group B had emergency tracheostomy. Short term complications including hemorrhage, surgical emphysema, cardiac arrest and stomal infection were noted in both groups. Chi-square test was applied as test of significance to compare the two groups. Results: Emergency tracheostomy is associated with significantly increased risk of hemorrhage and surgical emphysema (p value being <0.05. There was no statistical difference in occurrence of stomal infection and cardiac arrest between the two groups. Conclusion: Tracheostomy performed in emergency is fraught with complications. Our study validates the fact that emergency tracheostomy is associated with significantly increased risk of postoperative hemorrhage and surgical emphysema.

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