Table IV

Comparison of Unit Tracheostomy Rate, Time to Tracheostomy and Length of Stay with Scottish National Data. Data are mean (range).

 

Unit

Scotland

Tracheostomy rate

3.6% (n/a)

8.2% (2.5%- 18%)6

Time to tracheostomy (days)

19.7 (1-50)

10.6  (7-17)6

Length of stay (days)

5.0 (0.1-85)

5.9  (0-395) 7