Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early tracheostomy for patients with COVID-19 pneumonia may improve outcomes and alleviate capacity strain in ...

Editor’s Note: Susannah Hills is a pediatric airway surgeon at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia University Medical Center. She also serves as assistant professor of ...

What is a Tracheostomy/Tracheotomy? A tracheostomy or tracheotomy is a surgical opening created through the neck into the trachea or windpipe to provide direct access ...

Endotracheal intubation and tracheotomy are widely used in the hospital setting for elective surgery and in cases of serious illness or critical injury. In rare instances the procedures result in the ...

Intubation is a word that’s been mentioned a lot lately when it comes to discussing patients who are seriously ill with COVID-19. But the procedure isn’t specific to the novel coronavirus; it’s been ...

A further study of our cases, however, clearly demonstrates the value of intubation for the establishment of an adequate airway before tracheotomy. In 88 per cent of the patients with laryngeal ...