Publication date: Dec 01, 2025
To evaluate the effect of multidisciplinary tracheostomy team (MDT) interventions on emergency department utilization in pediatric patients with tracheostomy. This retrospective cohort study analyzed a prospective registry of 364 children who underwent tracheostomy from 2015 to 2023 at a single tertiary pediatric center. The study period encompassed pre-intervention, post-intervention pre-COVID, COVID-19, and post-COVID recovery phases. Primary outcomes were time to ED visits and ED visit frequency, analyzed using parametric survival analysis and mixed-effects negative binomial regression. Among 364 patients (mean age 3. 5 +/- 5. 4 years; 53% male), MDT implementation was associated with a 50% reduction in ED visit rates (incidence rate ratio 0. 50, 95% CI: 0. 43-0. 57, p
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| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | Emergency |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |