Factors affecting successful tracheostomy removal: a prospective observational study
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy removalSurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16452082
- Lead Sponsor
- Chang Gung Medical Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients available for tracheostomy tube removal
2. Consciousness levels meeting a Glasgow Coma Scale of E4VTM6
3. Able to follow instructions from respiratory therapists for testing
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
2. Patients with inability to cooperate with testing
3. Patients with unstable vital signs
4. Patients transferred to another hospital
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Tracheostomy is removed successfully within 2-4 days after pulmonary test and tracheostomy is not re-inserted for 60 days, measured by observation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method There are no secondary outcome measures