Increased Body Temperature Post Tracheostomy: a Retrospective Study

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to investigate the occurrence of increased body temperature within 24 hours after tracheostomy in intensive care unit patients and whether this fever was associated with the development of sepsis. The study focuses on patients who had a tracheostomy while admitted to the ICU over a five-year period, from 2020 to 2025. The goal is to better understand the causes of fever following this common procedure and to evaluate past data without introducing new treatments. The study is observational and retrospective, meaning it will collect and analyze existing patient data without any new interventions or treatments. Researchers will review records of ICU patients who had tracheostomy procedures to determine the incidence of fever and assess if the increased temperature was linked to sepsis. There are no treatment groups or drugs involved in this study. Participants' involvement consists of data review only, with no active procedures or visits required. The study team will examine medical records for body temperature changes and sepsis indicators following tracheostomy performed between January 2020 and January 2025. The primary outcome measured is the presence of fever within 24 hours after the tracheostomy. The study will help provide insights into post-tracheostomy complications by analyzing historical information from ICU patients.

Increased Body Temperature Post Tracheostomy: a Retrospective Study