Efficacy of an Early Rehabilitation on Decannulation Time of Patients With Severe Acquired Brain Injury

All the patients hospitalized in the neuro-rehabilitation after a severe acquired brain injury carrying a tracheal cannula will be retrospectively analyzed. Patients coming from emergency department started a rehabilitative treatment during their hospitalization in ICU. Patients transferred from an external ICU started the rehabilitation in neurorehabilitation department. Aim of the study is to evaluate if an early rehabilitation, started since the acute stage of the damage, is able to reduce the decannulation time in this group of patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• presence of a tracheostomy at admission in NRehab
• patient moved from an ICU
• GCS≤11 at admission in ICU
• tracheostomy performed for decreased mental status due to the ABI,

Exclusion Criteria:

• tracheostomy performed prior to admission to the ICU
• need for ventilation support.