National Experience With Tracheostomy in Neonates Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery: A Multicenter Analysis
The rate of tracheostomy placement in complex neonates and infants requiring CHS has increased in recent years. Patients with congenital airway or pulmonary abnormalities, cleft lip and/or palate, chromosomal disorders, and those requiring more than one surgery requiring CPB during admission were at greatest risk for tracheostomy placement. Tracheostomy is associated with longer ICU and hospital length of stay, six-fold increase in hospitalization cost, and higher rate of in-hospital mortality in our study population.
Authors
- David G. Lehenbauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7417-727X)
- Sara Zak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4166-0008)
- Alexis Benscoter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6760-2842)
- David L.S. Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7512-1777)
- Kevin Kulshrestha
- Muhammad Faateh
- David S. Cooper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4631-0472)
- Hosam F. Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-7391)
- Spencer Hogue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0766-3715)
- Awais Ashfaq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4112-9823)
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Critical Care Explorations
- Published
- 2025-11-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/cce.0000000000001357
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00