Mortality in patients with severe COVID-19 who underwent tracheostomy due to prolonged mechanical ventilation.

Background: The usefulness of tracheostomy has been questioned in patients with COVID-19 and prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV).

Aim: To compare the 90-day mortality rate of patients who underwent a tracheostomy due prolonged IMV with those that did not receive this procedure.

Material And Methods: We studied a historical cohort of 92 patients with COVID-19 and prolonged IMV (> 10 days).