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cord-011211-79stfqrd	Robba, Chiara	Tracheostomy practice and timing in traumatic brain-injured patients: a CENTER-TBI study	2020-02-05		.txt	text/plain	4821	234	52	This study aims to describe the characteristics of those TBI patients who undergo a tracheostomy and the current state of its timing; to identify the factors involved in performing the procedure and the different strategies between countries, and to assess the effect of the timing on patients' outcome. • Tracheostomy is commonly performed in TBI patients in ICU, and is most frequently undertaken after the first week in ICU; • The likelihood of receiving a tracheostomy increases significantly with age, the severity of neurological injury (expressed as lower GCS and pupillary abnormalities), extra-cranial injury (particularly thoracic trauma), and early secondary insults (such as hypoxemia); • There are significant variations in tracheostomy rates across countries and centres in Europe; • When assessed as a discrete variable, later tracheostomies are associated with an increase in unfavourable outcome and LOS.	./cache/cord-011211-79stfqrd.txt	./txt/cord-011211-79stfqrd.txt