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Length of stay (LOS), mortality, associated surgical procedures, and comorbidities were assessed, and infants who received tracheostomy were compared with those who did not. Multivariable logistic regressions were performed to identify risk factors for tracheostomy placement and for mortality in those receiving tracheostomy.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of 458\u2009624 infants of VLBW studied, 3442 (0.75%) received tracheostomy. Infants with tracheostomy had a median (interquartile range) LOS of 226 (168\u2013304) days and a mortality rate of 18.8%, compared with 58 (39\u201386) days and 8.3% for infants without tracheostomy. Independent risk factors associated with tracheostomy placement included male sex, birth weight &amp;lt;1001 g, African American non-Hispanic maternal race, chronic lung disease (CLD), intraventricular hemorrhage, patent ductus arteriosus ligation, and congenital neurologic, cardiac, and chromosomal anomalies. Among infants who received tracheostomy, male sex, birth weight &amp;lt;751 g, CLD, and congenital anomalies were independent predictors of mortality.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Infants of VLBW receiving tracheostomy had twice the risk of mortality and nearly 4 times the initial LOS of those without tracheostomy. CLD and congenital anomalies were the strongest predictors of tracheostomy placement and mortality. 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