This study aimed to evaluate the experience of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients in a
Southern Europe tertiary hospital. Retrospective observational study in tracheostomized …

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to hypoxemic respiratory
failure resulting in prolonged mechanical ventilation. Typically, tracheostomy is considered …

Background Whereas data from the pre-pandemic era have demonstrated that tracheostomy
can accelerate liberation from the ventilator, reduce need for sedation, and facilitate …

Laryngotracheal stenosis is a major side effect of intubation in patients with Coronavirus
2019 (COVID-19). However, no study has since reported tracheal stenosis in patients with …

Objective: To evaluate the utility and safety of tracheostomy for patients with respiratory
failure from COIVD-19 and describe patient clinical characteristics and process of …

BACKGROUND The exponential rise in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases has
resulted in an increased number of patients requiring prolonged ventilatory support and …

Purpose The role of tracheostomy in COVID-19-related ARDS is unknown. Nowadays, there
is no clear indication regarding the timing of tracheostomy in these patients. Methods We …

Background An increasing number of COVID‐19 patients worldwide will probably need
tracheostomy in an emergency or at the recovering stage of COVID‐19. We explored the …

Introduction: Tracheal stenosis (TS) is a reduction in the transverse air column diameter of
greater than 10% in a distinct short segment of the trachea. Post intubation TS, though less …

Only a small percent of all intubated SARS-CoV-2-positive patients survive because of the
development of severe respiratory and multiorgan failure. The development of tracheal …