Objective The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to unprecedented demands on healthcare with
many requiring intubation. Tracheostomy insertion has often been delayed and the enduring …

Background The question of an optimal strategy and outcomes in COVID-19 tracheostomy
has not been answered yet. The critical focus in our case study is to evaluate the outcomes …

ObjectivesTo report feasibility, early outcomes and challenges of implementing a 14-day
threshold for undertaking surgical tracheostomy in the critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 …

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 …

Introduction Patients who become severely ill from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)
have a high likelihood of needing prolonged intubation, making tracheostomy a likely …

Background Around 20% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 need mechanical ventilation
(MV). MV may be prolonged, thus warranting tracheostomy. Methods Observational cohort …

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 …

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: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a large and
increasing number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy …

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 …