Objective: Compare long-term outcomes of thyroid-split and standard thyroid-retraction tracheostomy in a large cohort.
Methods: The healthcare database of a university-affiliated hospital was searched for past patients over 18 years of age from all of the hospital's wards on whom an ear, nose, and throat specialist performed a tracheostomy in the operating room between 2010 and 2020. Clinical data were extracted from the hospital and outpatient medical records.
Background: Little is known about the effect of a new pandemic on diagnostic errors.
Objective: We aimed to identify delayed second diagnoses among patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with COVID-19.
Designs: An observational cohort Study.