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Comment
. 2021 Jul 1;49(7):e721-e722.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005003.

Unclear Benefit of Early Tracheostomy In Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Yusuke Okazaki  1 , Shinichiro Ohshimo, Nobuaki Shime
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Unclear Benefit of Early Tracheostomy In Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019

Yusuke Okazaki et al. Crit Care Med. .
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Ohshimo’s institution received funding from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development; he received funding from KAKENHI Grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP 20H03782 and 20K08541). Drs. Okazaki and Shime have disclosed that they do not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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  • The authors reply.
    Fusina F, Rosano A, Albani F, Natalini G. Fusina F, et al. Crit Care Med. 2021 Jul 1;49(7):e722-e723. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005079. Crit Care Med. 2021. PMID: 33870922 No abstract available.

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