Utilisation of tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 in England: Patient characteristics, timing and outcomes.

Annakan Victor NavaratnamWilliam K GrayJosh WallArun TakharJamie DayTaranjit TatlaAnna BatchelorMichael SwartChristopher SnowdenAndrew MarshallTim W R Briggs

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2022)

Tracheostomy is safe and advantageous for critical care COVID-19 patients. Early tracheostomy may be associated with better outcomes, such as shorter length of stay, compared to late tracheostomy.

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