TY - JOUR T1 - Postextubation Stridor in COVID-19: Should We Be Worried? JF - Respiratory Care SP - 772 LP - 773 DO - 10.4187/respcare.10134 VL - 67 IS - 6 AU - Lance Pangilinan AU - Richard H Kallet Y1 - 2022/06/01 UR - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/67/6/772.abstract N2 - The reported incidence of postextubation stridor ranges from 1.5–26.3%.1 Often, re-intubation is necessary, which increases the likelihood of morbidity and mortality.1 Independent risk factors for postextubation stridor include endotracheal tube diameter, morbid obesity, prolonged intubation, elevated endotracheal cuff pressures, incidences of traumatic intubation, and in some reported anesthesia cases prone position therapy.2-4Among these risk factors, some are more prevalent in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, including prolonged intubation, prone position, and morbid obesity, which suggests that postextubation stridor might be more prevalent in this population.5-7 If there is in fact a higher rate of postextubation stridor in patients with COVID-19, then the question is what risk factors are prominent? Scarce evidence exists exploring the rate of stridor and risk factors related to this novel disease, including the COVID-19 virus itself. Only case series have been reported surrounding this novel topic and, therefore, calls for a better understanding to delineate preventive treatment.In the current issue of the Journal, Abdallah and colleagues8 looked to answer these questions. Their single-center, retrospective study examined 96 subjects with severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation and were compared to a historical … Correspondence: Lance Pangilinan RRT RRT-ACCS, San Francisco General Hospital, Building 5-Room GA-2, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94110. E-mail: Lance.Pangilinan{at}ucsf.edu ER -