… This study is one of the first to describe outcomes for a cohort of patients who underwent
tracheostomy after intubation for COVID-19. Our early experience demonstrates that …

… ; still, we found that the mean time from intubation to tracheostomy in this cohort was … of
tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19; the simple number of days that elapse since intubation …

… tracheostomy post-intubation influences outcomes and, finally, to provide recommendations
to improve the quality of reporting on COVID-19 outcome data as the pandemic progresses. …

… was to assess the outcomes of tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 respiratory failure. …
For comparing the effect of timing of tracheostomy to outcomes, we classified the timing of …

… In the early stage of ICU admission (within 7 days after endotracheal intubation), the
literature on general non-COVID-19 patients agrees concerning the possible deferment of more …

… The preliminary results of this study reveal a high incidence of laryngeal injury among patients
who underwent intubation and tracheostomy insertion during the COVID-19 pandemic. As …

… of tracheotomy from intubation, mortality, length of hospital and ICU stay, prevalence and
timing of decannulation, duration of MV, and complications in a critically ill population with …

… ) tracheal extubation prior to tracheostomy procedure. All other patients did not meet the criteria
for attempted tracheal … failed tracheal extubation (eg, raised BMI or difficult initial tracheal …

… Given the results we have seen with these patients, we believe that tracheostomy was an
integral part of the management plan for our COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure who …

… Two (of 3) of these studies reported performing tracheostomies a mean of less than 14 days
from intubation. The timing of SARS-CoV-2 testing for HCPs was reported in 8 studies that …