Survival After Declining Pediatric Tracheostomy Placement.

Objective: To determine survival among critically ill children when caregivers decline tracheostomy placement.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort.

Methods: All children (<18 years) obtaining a pre-tracheostomy consultation at a tertiary children's hospital between 2016 and 2021 were included.

Caregiver quality of life after pediatric tracheostomy.

Objective: To determine the impact of a child with a tracheostomy on caregiver quality of life.

Methods: A repeated cross-sectional analysis included families with tracheostomy-dependent children between 2019 and 2021. Caregivers were surveyed using the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module with assessments at tracheostomy placement and during ambulatory office visits.

Accidental Tracheostomy Decannulations in Children-A Prospective Cohort Study of Inpatients.

Objectives: To determine the incidence of tracheostomy accidental decannulations (AD) among pediatric inpatients and identify risks for these events.

Study Design: Prospective cohort.

Methods: All tracheostomy patients (≤18 years) admitted at a tertiary children's hospital between August 2018 and April 2021 were included.

Mortality Among Children with a Tracheostomy.

Objectives: To characterize the cause of death among children with a tracheostomy.

Study Design: Prospective cohort.

Methods: All pediatric patients (<18 years) who had a tracheostomy placed at a tertiary care institution between 2015 and 2020 were included.