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The study aims to analyze complications arising from tracheostomy in stroke patients and their impact on recovery.

Abstract Number: Esoc2026a1907 Tracheostomy-Related Complications in Stroke Patients: A Case-Series Report From an Eso-Certified Neurological Intensive Care Unit

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Case-series report examines complications from tracheostomy in stroke patients, suggesting need for interdisciplinary care.

The study aims to analyze complications arising from tracheostomy in stroke patients and their impact on recovery.
Analyzed seven stroke patients in a neurological intensive care unit from November to December 2025.
Included six with malignant ischemic strokes and one with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Tracheostomy was performed either two days or seven days post-mechanical ventilation.
One patient experienced severe tracheal obstruction requiring emergency bronchoscopic evaluation.
One patient had stoma hemorrhage necessitating pharmacological and local hemostasis.
Two patients faced respiratory failure due to tube obstruction, needing evaluation by otolaryngology.

Struta et al. (2026) studied this question.

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