Summary As of July 31, 2021, SARS-CoV-2 had infected almost 200 million people
worldwide. The growing burden of survivorship is substantial in terms of the complexity of …

OBJECTIVE: There are concerns of a high barotrauma rate in coronavirus disease 2019
patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome receiving invasive mechanical ventilation …

Objective To determine the incidence, predictors, and outcome of pneumothorax (PNX)/
pneumomediastinum (PMD) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory …

During the current pandemic, we witnessed a rise of post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS)
in patients intubated due to COVID-19. We prospectively analyzed data from patients …

Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS),
when air leaks into the mediastinum. An increased pneumomediastinum incidence, of up to …

Laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS) is pathologic fibrotic narrowing of the larynx and trachea
characterized by hypermetabolic fibroblasts and CD4+ T cell–mediated inflammation …

Objective Patients with COVID-19 are at risk for laryngeal injury and dysfunction secondary
to respiratory failure, prolonged intubation, and other unique facets of this illness. Our goal is …

Objectives/Hypothesis To evaluate the incidence of lesions and severe sequelae and the
risk factors for the development of laryngotracheal lesions after orotracheal intubation (OTI) …

Critically ill COVID-19 patients have to undergo positive pressure ventilation, a non-
physiological and invasive intervention that can be lifesaving in severe ARDS. Similar to any …

Background Tracheal stenosis (TS) is associated with prolonged intubation and
inflammation due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Because of the COVID …