Incidence and Clinical Predictors For Tracheostomy After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A National Trauma Databank Review

Abstract

After CSCI, a fifth of patients will require tracheostomy. Intubation on scene or ED, complete CSCI at C1-C4 or C5-C7 levels, ISS≥16, facial fracture, and thoracic trauma were independently associated with the need for tracheostomy.