Rising Medical Complexity of Tracheotomy Placement in the Otolaryngology Department

A Gelbard - JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Each year in the US, more than 5 million adults present with critical illness requiring
intensive respiratory support. 1 Nearly 1 in 50 of those adults will require a tracheostomy as …

Impact of Obesity on Timing of Tracheotomy: A Multi‐institutional Retrospective Study

A Yousef, SI Soliman, I Solomon, BA Panuganti… - The … - Wiley Online Library
Objective To examine the impact of increased body mass index (BMI) on (1) tracheotomy
timing and (2) short‐term surgical complications requiring a return to the operating room and …