Profiles of the four participating sites. (a) Dedicated Head & Neck surgery on call service 24/7. (b) Baseline pre-project estimates of tracheostomy numbers.
| Beds | Critical Care Beds | On-site Head & Neck surgery | Critical Care Outreach | Estimated new tracheostomies per yearb | In-patients with tracheostomy during the study | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICU | HDU | ||||||
| Site 1 | 950 | 23 | 18 | Yes (Mon-Sun)a | Yes | 200 | 225 |
| Site 2 | 800 | 7 | 8 | Yes (Mon-Fri) | No | 50 | 43 |
| Site 3 | 400 | 3 | 4 | No | Yes | 10 | 16 |
| Site 4 | 500 | 6 | 2 | Yes (Mon-Fri) | Yes | 20 | 12 |