Comparison Between Real-Time Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy and Surgical Tracheostomy in Critically Ill Patients

Table 1

Demographics of the patients undergoing surgical tracheostomy (ST; n = 54) and ultrasound-guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (US-PDT; n = 36).

	ST	US-PDT	p value
Age (y)	64.2 ± 15.8	60.8 ± 12.1	0.154
Sex (male: female)	20 : 34	11 : 25	0.652
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	21.4 ± 5.1	22.5 ± 5.0	0.317
Intubation period (days)	14.4 ± 9.6	11.5 ± 7.2	0.129
Anatomical difficulty	4	4	0.709
Limited neck extension	1	3	0.298
Difficult procedure	1	2	0.561
Endotracheal tube size (mm)	7.6 ± 0.5	7.8 ± 0.3	0.104