Table 1.
Distribution of underlying diseases cause of tracheostomy
| Underlying diseases | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | ||
| COPD | 23 | 47.9 |
| Fibrothorax | 4 | 8.3 |
| Pneumonia | 2 | 4.1 |
| Obstruction Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, Lung cancer, Emopneumothorax, Pulmonary fibrosis | 4 | 8.4 |
| Total | 33 | 68.7 |
| Cardiac | ||
| Cardiac surgery (By-pass) | 4 | 8.3 |
| Heart failure, Cardiac surgery (thoracic-abdominal aneurysm), Cardiac tamponade | 3 | 6.3 |
| Cardiac surgery (valvulopathy) | 3 | 6.3 |
| Total | 10 | 20.9 |
| Abdominal Surgery | ||
| Acute pancreatitis, septic shock, stomach cancer, bowel stroke, peritonitis | 4 | 8.4 |
| Total | 4 | 8.4 |
| Other | ||
| Orthopedic complications | 1 | 2.1 |
| Total | 48 | 100.0 |