evidencegaps
Primary study · included by 1 review

Influence of early elective tracheostomy on the incidence of postoperative complications in patients undergoing head and neck surgery.

Meier 2019 · Meier Johannes, Wunschel Michael, Angermann Anne, et al. · BMC anesthesiology · 2019

Included by

Tracheostomy in Flap-Based Head and Neck Cancer Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Indications and Adverse Outcomes.
Non-Cochrane · prognostic · 2026 · cited as Meier 2019 · Table 1; Figure 2; reference list
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Overall complication rate
Tracheostomy
Pooled proportion (%) 16.3 [6.9, 28.5]6 studies · 825 participantsGRADE not reported
Overall tracheostomy rate
Tracheostomy
Pooled proportion (%) 54.6 [38.7, 70.0]26 studies · 27029 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.