Background Tracheostomy has been proposed as an option to help organize the healthcare
system to face the unprecedented number of patients hospitalized for a COVID-19-related …

Introduction The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
pandemic has affected Italy since the beginning of 2020. Endotracheal intubation, prolonged …

This study applies a proof of concept for future applications in controlling the microbiota in
tubes and tracheal appliances used in the respiratory tract. Therefore, the physical–chemical …

Tracheal stenosis (TS) is a debilitating disease promoted by pathologic narrowing of the
trachea. The acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by COVID-19 has been …

Purpose The COVID-19 outbreak has led to an increasing number of acute laryngotracheal
complications in patients subjected to prolonged mechanical ventilation, but their incidence …

Objective Despite the full range of anti-epidemic measures, the rapidly mutating SARS-CoV-
2 continues to spread worldwide, causing respiratory and pulmonary pathologies. So far …

Objective To investigate dysphagia in patients recovering from SARS-CoV-2 admitted to
acute inpatient rehabilitation by summarizing clinical swallow evaluation and …

Objective: Diagnostic/therapeutic accidents Background: This report is of a case of vocal
cord ulceration following endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in a patient …

Many of the patients with COVID-19 have suffered respiratory distress requiring prolonged
endotracheal intubation (ETI) resulting in laryngotracheal complication with an impact on …

Background Optimal timing for tracheotomy for critically ill COVID‐19 patients requiring
invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) is not established. Methods Multicenter prospective …