Percutaneous Vs Surgical Tracheostomy: An Incidence Rate Of Stoma Infection In The Neurosurgery Icu Of The Single Tertiary Level Hospital

Neringa Balčiūnienė, Oresta Kriukelytė, Jurgita Ramšaitė, Asta Krikščionaitienė, Tomas Tamošuitis Abstract Objective. The aim of our study was to evaluate and compare the incidence rate of stoma infection after tracheostomy according to the type of procedure: percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) vs surgical tracheostomy (ST) in Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit (NICU) patients. Material and methods. We…