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, vol.20, no.2, pp.249-255, 2012 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 20 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.048
Title of Journal : TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Page Numbers: pp.249-255

Abstract

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).