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cord-355028-1x7w1749	Piazza, Cesare	Long-term intubation and high rate of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients might determine an unprecedented increase of airway stenoses: a call to action from the European Laryngological Society	2020-06-06		.txt	text/plain	4316	167	33	INTRODUCTION: The novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, may need intensive care unit (ICU) admission in up to 12% of all positive cases for massive interstitial pneumonia, with possible long-term endotracheal intubation for mechanical ventilation and subsequent tracheostomy. In the meantime, however, as a consequence of the combination of an increased number of long-term intubated, critically ill patients, and delayed tracheostomy, it is probable that, in the near future, an unprecedented rise of iatrogenic sequelae ranging from granulomas, webs, and laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), to tracheomalacia, tracheal necrosis, tracheo-esophageal, and tracheo-innominate fistulae may come to arise [16, 17] . The aim of the present paper from the Laryngotracheal Stenosis Committee of the European Laryngological Society is, therefore, to alert the medical and scientific communities to the possibility of a surge in the number of airway injuries in the short and medium term, to provide a narrative review of the main mechanisms potentially leading to laryngotracheal injuries during prolonged intubation and tracheostomy, and to help in proactively diagnosing and treating LTS.	./cache/cord-355028-1x7w1749.txt	./txt/cord-355028-1x7w1749.txt