Comparison of outcome between percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy and surgical tracheostomy in Intensive Care Unit of Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital Makassar.

Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy (PDT) has been widely used in Indonesia, yet no study to evaluate the outcome of PDT compared to surgical tracheostomy (ST) is available. Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate the use of PDT in Indonesia. Design: Non-randomized comparative retrospective study. Setting: Intensive Care Unit of Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital Makassar. Patients: Eighty-four patients aged 15 to 90 years, undergone tracheostomy during 2016 to 2017 were evaluated. Measurements and results: Samples were evaluated in terms of surgical duration, blood loss volume, mortality, and complication rates such as post-operative bleeding, pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, stomal infection, tracheal stenosis/malacia, and unintended fistula formation. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS version 22. Mean operative duration of PDT (18.3 minutes) were significantly faster than ST (40.2 minutes) (p<0.05), accompanied by significant reduction of mean blood loss 13.6 ml compared to 21.1 ml in ST group (p<0.05). A total of 9 complications (18.8%) found in ST group and 5 (13.9%) in PDT group, with stomal infection was the most common complications. Mortality rate were 52.8% in PDT group and 45.8% in ST group (p>0.05), none associated with the procedure itself. Conclusion: It is suggested that PDT is a superior technique in placement of tracheostomy canula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]