Purpose Critical care nurses caring for patients with a tracheostomy are at high risk because
of the predilection of SARS-CoV-2 for respiratory and mucosal surfaces. This review …

Objectives While there is an extensive body of literature surrounding the decision to insert,
and methods for inserting, a tracheostomy, the optimal management of tracheostomies …

Background The role of tracheostomy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic remains unknown. The goal of this consensus statement is to examine the current …

During the last five decades, lung sonography has developed into a core competency of
intensive care medicine. It is a highly accurate bedside tool, with clear diagnostic criteria for …

Percutaneous tracheostomy is a commonly performed procedure for patients in the intensive
care unit (ICU) and offers many benefits, including decreasing ICU length of stay and need …

Summary Background Color Doppler ultrasound has a potential role as an imaging guide in
aiding filler injections which are blinded procedures. Objective This study investigated the …

Introduction Ultrasound-guided tracheostomy (UGT) and bronchoscope-guided
tracheostomy (BGT) have been well compared. However, the differences in benefits …

Percutaneous tracheostomy in the ICU: a review of the litera... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Percutaneous tracheostomy in the ICU: a review of the literature and recent updates …

Methods A total of 72 patients with clinical indications of tracheostomy were recruited. A total
of 12 patients met the exclusion criteria. The remaining were randomly assigned into two …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a temporally and spatially precisely controllable,
noninvasive, and potentially highly efficient method of phototherapy. The three components …