Marta Mesalles-Ruiz

Dr. Marta Mesalles-Ruiz


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 October 2021 in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
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MMMarta Mesalles-Ruiz
Marta Mesalles-Ruiz
MHMiriam Hamdan
Miriam Hamdan
GHGabriel Huguet-Llull
Gabriel Huguet-Llull
APAnna Penella
Anna Penella
APAlejandro Portillo
Alejandro Portillo
XGXavier Gonzàlez-Compta
Xavier Gonzàlez-Compta

19 January 2025 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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MMMarta Mesalles-Ruiz
Marta Mesalles-Ruiz
MAMaitane Alonso
Maitane Alonso
MCMarc Cruellas
Marc Cruellas
MPMartí Plana
Martí Plana
APAnna Penella
Anna Penella
JNJulio Nogués
Julio Nogués
Objectives: To compare the outcomes of tracheostomised COVID-19 patients with non-COVID-19 tracheostomised patients to identify factors influencing severity and mortality. Methods: A retrospective, single-centre cohort study was conducted on COVID-19 tracheostomised patients admitted from May 2020 to February 2022, compared with a cohort of non-COVID-19 tracheostomised patients. Results: COVID-19 tracheostomised patients had a higher mortality rate (50% vs. 27.3% in non-COVID-19 patients). Mortality risk factors in COVID-19 tracheostomised patients included female sex (HR 1.99, CI 1.09–3.61, p = 0.025), ischemic heart disease (HR 5.71, CI 1.59–20.53, p = 0.008), elevated pre-tracheostomy values of PEEP (HR 1.06, CI 1.01–1.11, p = 0.017) and INR (HR 1.04, CI 1.01–1.07, p = 0.004), and ventilatory complications (HR 8.63, CI 1.09–68.26, p = 0.041). No significant differences in complication rates were found based on Sars-CoV-2 infection or tracheostomy type. Conclusions: Tracheostomy technique did not impact complications, discharge circumstances, or mortality, supporting the safety of bedside percutaneous tracheostomies for COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 tracheostomised patients exhibited a higher mortality rate.