Timing of Gastrostomy Relative to Tracheostomy After Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: Impact on Hospitalization Outcomes and Complication Rates
Same-day tracheostomy and gastrostomy in complete traumatic cervical SCI patients was associated with better outcomes than delayed gastrostomy. Specifically, grouping these procedures may shorten ICU and overall hospital LOS, and reduce ventilation duration.
Authors
- François Mathieu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7894-2466)
- Yingshi He
- Jetan H. Badhiwala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2528-1684)
- Michael C. Sklar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7209-3395)
- Armaan Kush Malhotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1759-7160)
- Jefferson R. Wilson
- Eva Y. Yuan
- Avery B. Nathens
Institutions
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (IL)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003485
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00