Objectives (1) Assess overall COVID-19 mortality in ventilated patients with and without
tracheostomy.(2) Determine the impact of tracheostomy on mechanical ventilation duration …

Objective Tracheostomy is often performed in patients with a prolonged course of
endotracheal intubation. This study sought to examine the clinical utility of tracheostomy …

Objectives: COVID-19 predominately affects safety net hospitals. Tracheostomies improve
outcomes and decrease length of stay for COVID-19 patients. Our objectives are to …

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 …

Objective Report long‐term tracheostomy outcomes in patients with COVID‐19. Study
Design Review of prospectively collected data. Methods Prospectively collected data were …

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

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 …

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 …

Importance Approximately 5% to 15% of patients with COVID-19 require invasive
mechanical ventilation (IMV) and, at times, tracheostomy. Details regarding the safety and …

Background The role of tracheostomy in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unclear,
with several consensus guidelines advising against this practice. We developed both a …