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The aim is to establish the indications, diagnosis and complications of tracheostomy performed in the past 10 years in a tertiary hospital in Lagos.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a 10-year retrospective study of all patients who had tracheostomies for various indications from 2010 to 2019. Patient medical records were analysed for demographic profile, diagnosis, indication, elective or emergency tracheostomy, surgeon\u2019s rank, technique of decannulation and type of complications. All the variables in the data were imputed and analyzed using the IBM Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 27. 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Stoma infection and peristomal granulation tissue were the most common early complication (21.8%) and late complication (43.4%), respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Relief of upper airway obstruction from neoplasm remains the most common indication for tracheostomy, and peristomal granulation infection was the most common complication.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/npmj.npmj_226_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,22]],"date-time":"2023-11-22T00:00:40Z","timestamp":1700611240000},"page":"305-309","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Pattern of Indications for Tracheostomy in a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Babatunde 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