Evaluation of the Safety of Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Compared with Surgical Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit

Table 1

Characteristics of subjects in the PDT and ST groups.

	PDT group (n = 52)	ST group (n = 49)	value
Age	71 (64–78)	65 (52–81)	0.24
Gender (male/female)	35/17	31/18	0.83
BMI	20.6 ± 3.7	21.6 ± 3.3	0.15
SOFA score at ICU admission	6 (4–8)	7 (6–9)	0.06
Laboratory data before tracheostomy
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	10.2 ± 1.8	10.0 ± 1.8	0.46
Platelet (×10^4/mm^3)	21.0 ± 11.2	24.6 ± 12.8	0.14
PT-INR	1.08 (1.04–1.27)	1.06 (0.98–1.19)	0.22
APTT (seconds)	34.3 (29.0–41.7)	31.8 (26.0–37.3)	0.04
Reason for ICU admission, N			<0.001
Neurologic	17	33
Respiratory failure	32	6
Heart failure	2	1
Sepsis	1	1
Trauma	0	8