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Data included demographics, procedural details such as time to tracheostomy conversion and success rates, hospital course, short\u2010term complications (e.g., dysphagia, pneumonia, vocal cord paralysis), and long\u2010term complications (e.g., subglottic stenosis, vocal fold injury).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Forty\u2010eight patients underwent emergent cricothyrotomy. 72.9% were male and the mean age was 57.7\u2009years. Common short\u2010term complications included dysphagia (35.4%), pneumonia (31.3%), and dysphonia (27.1%). Planned conversion to tracheostomy occurred in 83.3% of patients, on average 2.3\u2009days post\u2010cricothyrotomy. Time to tracheostomy was significantly longer in patients who developed pneumonia (3.9 vs. 1.4\u2009days,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.005). In\u2010hospital mortality was 20.8% and 90\u2010day mortality was 29.2%. The mean post\u2010cricothyrotomy hospital length of stay was 19.4\u2009days. Long\u2010term complications included persistent dysphagia (18.8%), subglottic stenosis (12.5%), and vocal fold injury (10.4%). Thirty\u2010day return to the ED visits occurred in 20.8% of patients, with both airway and comorbidity\u2010related presentations. Twenty patients (41.7%) ultimately had their tracheostomy tube removed with a mean time to decannulation of 83.7\u2009days.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cricothyrotomy remains a vital, life\u2010saving intervention in the difficult airway algorithm but carries a risk of significant post\u2010procedural complications, including dysphagia, pneumonia, dysphonia, subglottic stenosis, and vocal fold injury. These findings highlight the importance of meticulous postoperative care, particularly respiratory management, to reduce delays in conversion to tracheostomy and optimize long\u2010term outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>4.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.70593","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]],"date-time":"2026-04-29T11:31:09Z","timestamp":1777462269000},"page":"3932-3936","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Long\u2010Term Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Cricothyrotomy at a Tertiary Care Level One Trauma Center"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"136","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-6840-0006","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shivani","family":"Raizada","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Cooper Medical School of Rowan University  Camden New Jersey USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yekaterina","family":"Shapiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Cooper Medical School of Rowan University  Camden New Jersey USA"},{"name":"Division of Otolaryngology\u2014Head &amp; 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