Table 2.
Demographics and clinical data of patients according to tracheostomy placement time
| Early tracheostomy | Late tracheostomy | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients | n = 71 | n = 81 | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | n = 57 | n = 65 | 0.85 |
| Female | n = 14 | n = 16 | |
| Mean age | 38.06 ± 1.87 | 43.66 ± 1.85 | <0.05 |
| Level of spine lesion | |||
| C3C5 | 42 | 37 | 0.10 |
| C6C8 | 19 | 23 | |
| D1D5 | 9 | 13 | |
| D6D12 | 1 | 8 | |
| ASIA grade | |||
| A | 55 | 64 | 0.14 |
| B | 4 | 10 | |
| C | 11 | 7 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | |
| APACHE II | 6.86 ± 0.4 | 8.04 ± 0.63 | 0.11 |
| ISS | 28.47 ± 0.87 | 29.99 ± 0.80 | 0.20 |
| Fixation cervical spinal surgery | |||
| Yes | 55 | 51 | 0.08 |
| No | 16 | 30 | |
| Tracheostomy type | |||
| Percutaneous | 32 | 37 | 0.93 |
| Surgical | 39 | 44 | |
ASIA grade: severity score according to the American Spinal Injury Association [25]; APACHE II acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; ISS injury severity score