Global health care is experiencing an unprecedented surge in the number of critically ill
patients who require mechanical ventilation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The …

Background The optimal timing of tracheostomy placement in acutely brain-injured patients,
who generally require endotracheal intubation for airway protection rather than respiratory …

Background To better understand the epidemiology and patterns of tracheostomy practice
for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), we investigated the current …

The COVID‐19 pandemic is causing a significant increase in the number of patients
requiring relatively prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation and an associated surge in …

Objectives To provide evidence-based guidelines for tracheostomy in critically ill adult
patients and identify areas needing further research. Methods A taskforce composed of …

Objectives A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine the
cumulative incidences of decannulation and mechanical ventilation weaning in patients with …

Purpose Indications and optimal timing for tracheostomy in traumatic brain-injured (TBI)
patients are uncertain. This study aims to describe the patients' characteristics, timing, and …

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 …

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is an essential part of modern intensive care medicine. MV is
performed in patients with severe respiratory failure caused by respiratory muscle …

Tracheostomy is among the most commonly performed surgical procedures in patients with
acute respiratory failure. 1–5 Although a minority of all individuals requiring respiratory …