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Original Research

Effect of tracheostomy timing on outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury

Talha Mubashira Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health), Houston, Texas;
, MD,
Hongyin Laib Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health), Houston, Texas;
, MS,
Emmanuella Oduguwaa Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health), Houston, Texas;
, MD/MPH candidate,
Rabail Chaudhryc Department of Anesthesiology, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;
, MD,
Julius Baloghd Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Arkansas Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas
, MD,
George W. Williamsa Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health), Houston, Texas; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
, MD &
Vahed Maroufyb Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UT Health), Houston, Texas; Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
, PhD show all
Pages 621-628 | Received 14 Apr 2022, Accepted 26 May 2022, Published online: 16 Jun 2022

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