Does early tracheostomy decrease the nosocomial pneumonia incidence in cardiovascular surgery patients?

Turan, Sema; Yavas, Soner; Ayik, Ihsan; Yamak, Bulent; Dilber, Elif; Erdemli, Mehmet

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.048

Does early tracheostomy decrease the nosocomial pneumonia incidence in cardiovascular surgery patients?

Turan S., Yavas S., Ayik I., Yamak B., Dilber E., Erdemli O.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.20, ss.249-255, 2012 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 20 Konu: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2012
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.048
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Sayfa Sayısı: ss.249-255

Özet

Background: This study aims to examine the correlation between the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia and the timing of tracheostomy in our cardiovascular intensive care unit (ICU).