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editorial
. 2021 Feb 27;159(5):1723–1727. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.074

Figure 3.

Figure 3

COVID-19 survivorship and rationale for early timing of tracheostomy. COVID-19 survivorship entails morbidity that can span years because of post-intensive care syndrome (PICS). Early tracheostomy can liberate patients from the ventilator early, thereby reducing the severity of PICS. At the center of the image is a clock, encircled by a tracheostomy tube, symbolizing the central role that timeliness in tracheostomy plays in reducing time on ventilator and in the ICU. COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019.