Perioperative Factors Associated with Tracheostomy use following Esophagectomy Surgery

Abstract

Esophagectomy surgery remains high risk with 36% of patients in the UK having a complication. Tracheostomy insertion can aid weaning from ventilation post-operatively and can be inserted at the time of surgery (elective) or post-operatively (delayed). We aimed to identify factors associated with elective and delayed tracheostomies, as well as differences in outcomes in each group.