The COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented numbers of patients globally develop life-
threatening severe disease requiring hospitalisation and subsequent admission to intensive …

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has placed exceptional demands on Intensive Care
Units (ICU) across the world–particularly requiring patients to be intubated and mechanically …

Introduction: The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in unprecedented rates of patients
requiring intubation and ventilation over a short period of time. The authors present 3-month …

Background COVID-19 disease often requires invasive ventilatory support. Trans-laryngeal
intubation of the trachea may cause laryngeal injury, possibly compounded by coronavirus …

Background/Aims Patients treated with intubation and tracheostomy for COVID-19 infection
are at risk of increased incidence of laryngeal injury, dysphagia and dysphonia. Because of …

Prolonged tracheal intubation (TI) may be necessary in critically ill patients requiring airway
protection and ventilatory support. The presence of an endotracheal tube can generate …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a dark cloud for all, but particularly for healthcare
workers. However, despite the many challenges and stresses faced, speech and language …

We are all living in unprecedented times. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, has infected 15,450,417 …

Background/aims Patients treated with intubation and tracheostomy for COVID-19 infection
are at risk of increased incidence of laryngeal injury, dysphagia, and dysphonia. Because of …

Approximately 20% of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had severe acute
respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation. 1 The proportion of survivors after …