Comparison of Outcomes of Early Versus Late Tracheostomy in the Treatment of Mechanically Ventilated Critically ill Patients.

Comparative evaluation of early and late tracheostomy outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients. The present retrospective study was conducted in Government medical college Jammu from April 2021 to November 2022 on 111 tracheotomised patient in intensive care unit. All tracheostomies with in 10 days of intubation were grouped as early tracheostomy (ET) group and all those done after 10 days were grouped as LATE TRACHEOSTOMY (LT) group.