Objectives A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the
cumulative incidences of decannulation and mechanical ventilation weaning in patients with …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the entire COVID-19 Tracheostomy cohort was
conducted to determine the cumulative incidence of complications, mortality, time to …

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 We performed a systematic review of mechanically ventilated patients with
COVID-19, which analysed the effect of tracheostomy timing and technique (surgical vs …

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

Background Since the outset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic,
published tracheostomy guidelines have generally recommended deferral of the procedure …

Background Staff and patient safety are of paramount importance while performing a
surgical tracheostomy (ST) during the corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The aim …

2. Results In total, 244 reports and articles were identified after the initial search, of which
137 unrelated reports were excluded based on their titles, and the rest included for abstract …

Purpose Tracheostomy is an aerosol-generating procedure, thus performing it during the
COVID-19 pandemic arises considerations such as the most appropriate timing and the …

COVID 19 has proven itself to be an agent of cataclysm and caused an uproar worldwide
due to consistent strain on the finite resources available to tackle the situation. With the …