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 …

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

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 …

Purpose The onset of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic in Italy induced a
dramatic increase in the need for intensive care unit (ICU) beds for a large proportion of …

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 …

Introduction. Tracheostomy can help weaning in long-term ventilated patients, reducing the
duration of mechanical ventilation and intensive care unit length of stay, and decreasing …

Background: The ideal timing for tracheostomy in critically ill patients is still debated. This
systematic review and meta-analysis examined whether early tracheostomy improves …

Tracheostomy (TQT) timing and its benefits is a current discussion in medical society. We
aimed to compare the outcomes of early (ET) versus late tracheostomy (LT) in stroke …

Abstract Background Many RCTs have evaluated the influence of intraoperative tidal volume
(tV), PEEP, and driving pressure on the occurrence of postoperative pulmonary …

The effects of tracheostomy on outcome as well as on intra or post-operative complications
is yet to be defined. Admission of patients with tracheostomy to rehabilitation facility is at …