id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-309735-bwa1zo07 Cerfolio, Robert J. Many Ways to Skin A Cat 2020-07-24 .txt text/plain 594 39 67 Marudi and colleagues have presented an alternative method for performing tracheostomy in Covid -19 patients [1] in response to our article [2] . The gruesome expression of cat skinning may be more applicable when the outcome is "uniformly" fatal as opposed to when the desired outcome is a fully recovered patient via the least operative time, hospital stay and overall medical cost. In addition, permissive apnea leads to worsening hypoxia and not infrequently, these patients can take a long time to recover given their poor pulmonary function. The authors found that 12% of the time it became necessary to resume ventilation and apply another period of permissive apnea. At the end of the day, we agree with the authors that there are many ways to skin a cat. Permissive apnea in CoVid 19 Tracheostomy: alternative healthworkers safe procedure in ICU ./cache/cord-309735-bwa1zo07.txt ./txt/cord-309735-bwa1zo07.txt