Measuring Tracheotomy Risk in Patients With COVID-19: Time to Look Beyond Surgery and Surgeons

Brendan A McGrath^{1

2}, Matthew R Naunheim^{3

4}, Michael J Brenner^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, Manchester, United Kingdom.
² Manchester Academic Critical Care, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁶ Global Tracheostomy Collaborative, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Comment

Brendan A McGrath et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 1;147(7):678-679.

doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.0554.

Brendan A McGrath^{1

2}, Matthew R Naunheim^{3

4}, Michael J Brenner^{5

6}

¹ Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe, Manchester, United Kingdom.
² Manchester Academic Critical Care, Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁶ Global Tracheostomy Collaborative, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Comment in

Measuring Tracheotomy Risk in Patients With COVID-19-Time to Look Beyond Surgery and Surgeons-Reply.
Avilés-Jurado FX, Vilaseca I. Avilés-Jurado FX, et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jul 1;147(7):679-680. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2021.0552. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021. PMID: 33885721 No abstract available.

Timing, Complications, and Safety of Tracheotomy in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19.
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