Kim YS Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Working at Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Gachon University, Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Place of living is Republic of Korea. Subjects of Specialization are Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision.
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Author(s): Baek MK, Kim YS, Woo JH, Baek MJ and Kim DY
Objective: To determine complication rates after tracheotomy and identify associated risk factors.
Methods: A retrospective electronic medical record analysis of 402 tracheotomies performed from January 2008 to December 2013 was performed. The incidences of surgical complications following tracheotomy and risk factors of complications were determined by statistical analysis using the Gil Hospital database.
Results: The over net complication rate was 16.1%. Post-operative tracheostomal stenosis was identified as the most common complication (7.7%) and hemorrhage was the second most common (4.2%). A resident performed procedure was a risk factor of net complication rates and tracheostomal stenosis. The risk factors of
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