Temporal trend of tracheostomy in patients hospitalized in the Brazilian National Unified Health System from 2011 to 2020.

Objective: to analyze the temporal trend in the tracheostomy use in patients hospitalized by the Sistema Único de Saúde in Brazil from 2011 to 2020.

Methods: ecological observational study with a quantitative approach and including the Brazilian population aged 20 or over that were admitted by Sistema único de Saúde and had a record of performing the tracheostomy procedure at any time during hospitalization.

Results: 113.