Clinicodemographic Predictors of Tracheotomy Tube Size and Decannulation: A Multiinstitutional Retrospective Cohort Study on Tracheotomy
Authors' conclusion
Obesity was linked with increased likelihood of large tracheostomy tube size, independent of patient height. Probability of decannulation before hospital discharge is influenced by multiple patient-centric factors, but not by size of tracheostomy tube.
Study context
- Population
- Patients who underwent tracheotomy at 1 of 10 US health care institutions, 2010–2019
- Participants
- 5,307 patients · 10 US institutions
- Exposure
- Large vs small tracheostomy tube size
- ≥8n = 2,797
- Outcome
- Predictors of large (≥8) tracheostomy tube size placement
Methodological detailsmulticentre, multivariable logistic regression
- Multicentre
- Multivariable logistic regression
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Predictors of large (≥8) tracheostomy tube size (multivariable logistic regression)
Estimate (95% CI)
Patient height
OR 1.060 per inch(1.041–1.070)
Otolaryngology performing the tracheotomysignificantly lower odds
OR 0.155(0.131–0.184)
Per inch, as printed
- Obesity · CI not legibly printed in the abstract
- OR 1.37
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Decannulation before hospital dischargeLarge vs Small · did not affect odds of decannulation | 1.036 (0.885–1.213) | |
| 0.512Odds ratio (log scale) |
Original publication
Clinicodemographic Predictors of Tracheotomy Tube Size and Decannulation: A Multiinstitutional Retrospective Cohort Study on Tracheotomy. Ann Surg. Published 6 April 2023. doi:10.
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