ASSOCIATED HEALTH PROBLEMS

 for new tracheostomy patients

24%

Cardiovascular

Respiratory

Cancer

Metabolic / genetic

15%

13%

11%

Neurological

9%

 of patients

have at least 1 comorbidity

84%

6%

<5%

<3%

Trauma

Sepsis

Muscle

Renal

Gastro

Average age (years)

Male

Adults

Planned

23 days in ICU

Safety incident

ICU or HDU

51

62%

92%

10%

27%

78%

Existing trachy

25%

 with a tracheostomy in place

28 DAYS

Typical hospital stay when tracheostomy needed 

All patients (adults and children)

50 DAYS

Demographics at a glance

SOURCES

Improving Tracheostomy Care UK Quality Improvement Project

CREATED BY

National Tracheostomy Safety Project. www.tracheostomy.org