Table 1 Distribution of underlying diseases cause of tracheostomy
From: Weaning from tracheostomy in subjects undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation
Underlying diseases | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Pulmonary | ||
COPD | 23 | 47.9 |
Fibrothorax | 4 | 8.3 |
Pneumonia | 2 | 4.1 |
Obstruction Sleep Apnoea Syndrome, Lung cancer, Emopneumothorax, Pulmonary fibrosis | 4 | 8.4 |
Total | 33 | 68.7 |
Cardiac | ||
Cardiac surgery (By-pass) | 4 | 8.3 |
Heart failure, Cardiac surgery (thoracic-abdominal aneurysm), Cardiac tamponade | 3 | 6.3 |
Cardiac surgery (valvulopathy) | 3 | 6.3 |
Total | 10 | 20.9 |
Abdominal Surgery | ||
Acute pancreatitis, septic shock, stomach cancer, bowel stroke, peritonitis | 4 | 8.4 |
Total | 4 | 8.4 |
Other | ||
Orthopedic complications | 1 | 2.1 |
Total | 48 | 100.0 |