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Online Letter to the Editor: Early Percutaneous Tracheostomy in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era: Shining New Light on Old Questions

From Critical Care Medicine. In this Online Letter to the Editor, the authors comment on an article by Rosano et al. in which it was demonstrated that early tracheostomy can be performed with acceptable safety in the midst of a pandemic and note that the study raises important questions related to the downsides of routinely performing tracheostomy, tailoring timing of tracheostomy and optimal protocols for decannulation.

Brenner MJ, McGrath BA, Pelosi P.


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Categories: Crisis Management, Procedures, Pulmonary,
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