Early versus standard tracheostomy in ventilated patients in neurosurgical intensive care unit: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Tracheostomy is performed in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation, who suffered catastrophic neurologic insult or upper airway obstruction. Thus far, there is no consensus on the optimal timing in performing a tracheostomy. This study aims to test whether early tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated patients in a neurosurgical setting would be associated with a shorter time of mechanical ventilation as compared to standard tracheostomy.

Laparoscopic versus open management of adult intussusception.

Background: Laparotomy has been the traditional approach for the treatment of adult intussusception. The aim of the present study was to compare the short-term clinical outcomes of laparoscopic surgery to those of open surgery in adult patients with intussusception.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data of all adult patients with intussusception admitted to our hospital between 2007 and 2017.