BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapid increase in patients requiring mechanical ventilation. For patients who survive the acute phase of infection, tracheostomy may prevent long-term sequelae of prolonged endotracheal intubation, conserve sedative and...
This is the case of an elderly woman with significant tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) who presented with exertional dyspnea and cough. The patient underwent awake fiberoptic bronchoscopy, which confirmed posterior malaria with...