Impact of a Tracheostomy Team Implementation on Length of Stay and Unplanned Decannulation

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT07568210

Christiana Care Health Services706 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a specialized tracheostomy team on hospital length of stay (LOS) and unplanned decannulation (UPD) rates in adult tracheostomy patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

706

Conditions

Tracheostomy Patients

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult subjects with a tracheostomy admitted to the medical floors Exclusion Criteria: * Adult subjects with a tracheostomy not located on the medical floors

Locations (1)

ChristianaCare

Newark, Delaware, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Hospital Length of Stay

The timeframe from admission to discharge for each subject.

Time frame: Baseline Period January 2022 through December 2023 and Post Implementation Period March 2024 through April 2025

Unplanned Decannulation

All events defined as an unplanned decannulation

Time frame: Baseline Period January 2022 through December 2023 and Post Implementation Period March 2024 through April 2025

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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