… There has never been any evidence that intentionally delaying tracheostomy improves
outcomes; on the contrary, pooled evidence indicates that delayed tracheostomy is associated …

… from 1398 tracheostomies. This study provides an overview of outcomes of tracheostomy
in COVID-19 patients, and contributes to our understanding of tracheostomy decisions in this …

… strategy of delaying tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients. This is the largest and most
comprehensive meta-analysis to date examining tracheostomy timing in patients with COVID-19. …

… This paper has been widely cited as a factor impacting the decision of delayed tracheostomy.
However, the study did not report the time from ICU admission to death or the percentage …

… In our experience, several delayed (> 14 OTI days) tracheostomies were performed especially
… We did not delay tracheostomy timing until the COVID-19 de-activation time was reached …

… with tracheostomy in ventilated patients with COVID-19, examining associations between
time to tracheostomy … of significantly delaying tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 (10,11). …

… Though there may be confounding factors including a selection bias of healthier patients for
earlier tracheostomy and the delay of tracheostomy in patients with questionable prognoses, …

… Timing of tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 has … recommended delaying or avoiding
tracheostomy due to the … hospitalized COVID-19 patients who underwent tracheostomy either “…

… Nonetheless, the authors also acknowledged the possibility of selection bias of healthier
patients for earlier tracheostomy and delayed tracheostomy in patients with questionable …

… However, the majority of data support delaying tracheostomies for after the first two weeks
of intubation. Furthermore, the patient’s overall health condition, physiological parameters, …