Table 3.
Indications of tracheostomy stratified by age and gender and their variation between hospitals
| Variable | Indication | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary toilet: N = 58 | Anticipated prolonged intubation: N = 42 | Upper airway obstruction: N = 36 | Airway protection: N = 28 | |||||
| MRRH N = 27, n (%) | MNRH N = 31, n (%) | MRRH N = 24, n (%) | MNRH N = 18, n (%) | MRRH N = 16, n (%) | MNRH N = 20, n (%) | MRRH N = 8, n (%) | MNRH N = 20, n (%) | |
| Gender- specific | ||||||||
| Male | 17 (63.0) | 20 (64.5) | 15 (62.5) | 11(61.1) | 15 (93.7) | 14 (70.0) | 3 (37.5) | 14 (70.0) |
| Female | 10 (37.0) | 11 (35.5) | 9 (37.5) | 7 (38.9) | 1 (6.3) | 6 (30.0) | 5 (62.5) | 6 (30.0) |
| p-value | 0.054 | 0.777 | 0.075 | 0.584 | 0.029 | 0.626 | 0.010 | 0.626 |
| Age category | ||||||||
| Pediatric (< 18) | 3 (11.1) | 8 (25.8) | 1 (4.2) | 4 (22.2) | 2 (12.5) | 3 (15.0) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (15.0) |
| Adults (≥ 18) | 24 (88.9) | 23 (74.2) | 23 (95.8) | 14 (77.8) | 14 (87.5) | 17 (85.0) | 7 (87.5) | 17 (85.0) |
| p-value | 0.777 | 0.407 | 0.187 | 0.977 | 0.686 | 0.329 | 0.797 | 0.329 |