Association of obesity and mortality in patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Chronic conditions such as obesity are associated with adverse outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between BMI and outcomes in critically ill patients with COVID-19 ARDS.

Methods: A retrospective study including all patients with COVID-19 and ARDS on mechanical ventilation admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) over 2 years.

Tracheostomy timing and outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: A retrospective observational study.

Background: Patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonitis may progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring endotracheal intubation and prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV). There are limited data on the optimum time of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients progressing to ARDS.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of all patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who progressed to ARDS requiring MV and undergone tracheostomy.

Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Patients at High Risk of Bleeding Complications: A Retrospective Single-center Experience.

Aims: To study the bleeding complications in patients undergoing percutaneous tracheostomy and who are at high risk of these complications (due to thrombocytopenia, use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents, and difficult anatomy).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken, which included all patients undergoing percutaneous tracheostomy in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) of Rashid Hospital, Dubai, over a period of 15 months. Percutaneous tracheostomy was performed by senior medical intensivists using the single-tapered dilator technique under fiber optic bronchoscopic guidance.