What The Study Did: A retrospective medical record review was done of 148 patients to assess outcomes from early tracheostomy in the airway management of patients with COVID-19 who required mechanical ventilation.
Authors: Paul E. Kwak, M.D., M.M., M.Sc., of NYU Langone Health in New York, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.4837)
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