Objectives
The primary objective of this study was to compare incidence of acute
post-tracheostomy complications in patients with obstructive pulmonary
diseases (COPD, OSA, and asthma) to patients without pulmonary disease.
Secondary objectives included comparison of complication rates based on
age, sex, Body Mass Index (BMI), chemotherapy, radiation treatment, and
nutrition, as these measures were used in multivariable models.