Background Optimal timing for tracheotomy for critically ill COVID‐19 patients requiring
invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is not established. Methods Multicenter prospective …

Importance The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to
unprecedented needs for invasive ventilation, with 10% to 15% of intubated patients …

Objectives: Timing of tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 has attracted substantial
attention. Initial guidelines recommended delaying or avoiding tracheostomy due to the …

Background The association of tracheostomy timing and clinical outcomes in ventilated
COVID-19 patients remains controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the …

Background Patients who require mechanical ventilation secondary to severe COVID-19
infection have poor survival. It is unknown if the benefit of tracheostomy extends to COVID …

Background A significant proportion of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients
require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) …

Background Tracheostomy is performed in patients expected to require prolonged
mechanical ventilation, but to date optimal timing of tracheostomy has not been established …

Background During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages of ventilators and
ICU beds overwhelmed health care systems. Whether early tracheostomy reduces the …

Objectives/Hypothesis The COVID‐19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic increase in the
number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation. Few studies have reported …

Importance Decision-making in the timing of tracheostomy in patients with coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) has centered on the intersection of long-standing debates on the …