Severe covid-19 pneumonia has posed critical challenges for the research and medical
communities. Older age, male sex, and comorbidities increase the risk for severe disease …

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 …

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused
unprecedented pressure on healthcare system globally. Lack of high-quality evidence on …

Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a large and
increasing number of patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy …

Tracheostomy is an established tool for the management of the critically ill. The dominant
indication is to facilitate weaning from invasive respiratory support, and it is no surprise that …

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 …

COVID-19 adds to the complexity of optimal timing for tracheostomy. Over the course of this
pandemic, and expanded knowledge of the disease, many centers have changed their …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic not only had an impact on public life and healthcare
facilities in general, but also affected established surgical workflows for elective procedures …

Introduction: The ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has posed important challenges for clinicians and health-care …