Abstract Purpose of Review Tracheostomy in a child demands critical pre-operative
evaluation, deliberate family education, competent surgical technique, and multidisciplinary …

OBJECTIVES: Tracheostomy placement in infants and children with respiratory failure has
steadily increased over time, yet there is no consensus for optimal timing. We sought to: 1) …

An increasing number of children are surviving critical illnesses requiring tracheostomy/long‐
term ventilation (LTV). This scoping review seeks to collate the available evidence on …

Background The number of children requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) has
increased with the advancement of medical care. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of …

OBJECTIVES: To describe associations between the timing of tracheostomy and patient
characteristics or outcomes in the cardiac ICU (CICU). DESIGN: Single-institution …

OBJECTIVES: Children receiving prolonged extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
support may benefit from tracheostomy during ECMO by facilitating rehabilitation; however …

Aim and objective To study the profile, indications, related complications, and predictors of
decannulation and mortality in patients who underwent tracheostomy in the pediatric …

Objective Our objective is to characterize the incidence of tracheostomy placement and of
new requirement for long‐term mechanical ventilation after extracorporeal membrane …

Objectives To provide accessible, uniform, comprehensive, and balanced information to
families deciding whether to initiate long‐term ventilation (LTV) for their child, we sought to …

Objectives The objective of study was to find an association between the timing of
tracheostomy with duration of mechanical ventilation (MV) and length of stay (LOS) in …