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1. Of the patients in your ICU department that receive tracheostomies, what percentage receive PDT (Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy) while in the ICU?

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2. Of the patients in your ICU that receive tracheostomies, what percentage are sent to have a surgical tracheostomy in the operating theatre?

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3. When you decide to send a patient for a surgical tracheostomy, how much time passes between you making that decision, and the tracheostomy taking place (i.e. how long do you have to wait for a theatre + surgeon + anaesthatist + theatre team to be available, and for the tracheostomy to be performed?)? On average:

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4. What, in your opinion, is the impact on 'length of stay in the ICU' of having a surgical tracheostomy, as opposed to a PDT?

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5. Sometimes things go wrong during PDT procedures. Please tell us:

How many instances of 'mis-placement / failed tracheostomy'  do you have, in an average year, in your ICU?

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6. How many PDTs do you perform per annum in your ICU?

(we wish to calculate the percentage of PDTs where 'mis-placement / failed tracheostomy' occurs)

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7. We want to understand the implications of mis-placement / failed tracheostomy during PDT:

What (as far as you know) is the average compensation payment made to the patient in these cases - in your hospital, or in your hospital system / country?

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8. Where is your ICU located (country)?

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