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 …

Objective: To determine the outcomes of patients undergoing tracheostomy for COVID-19
and of healthcare workers performing these procedures. Background: Tracheostomy is often …

Purpose The need for prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation in COVID-19 patients is
placing the otorhinolaryngologist in front of an increasing request for tracheostomy …

Objective Involvement in the tracheostomy procedure for COVID-19 patients can lead to a
feeling of fear in medical staff. To address concerns over infection, we gathered and …

Objective Tracheostomy is an important surgical procedure for coronavirus disease-2019
(COVID-19) patients who underwent prolonged tracheal intubation. Surgical indication of …

Introduction Surgical tracheostomy (ST) and Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT)
are classified as high-risk aerosol-generating procedures and might lead to healthcare …

Background A significant proportion of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients
require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) …

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

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 …