IMPORTANCE Keloids are fibroproliferative scars that can cause a huge psychological burden and severe problems for patients, such as depression. Many treatment options exist; however, recurrence rates, especially with monotherapy, remain high.OBJECTIVE To investigate the recurrence rate and changes in quality of life after multimodal therapy. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSA total of 33 patients with 42 auricle keloids (24 female and 9 male patients; mean [SD] age, 27 [17] years) were enrolled in a prospective cohort study and underwent intramarginal keloid excision and multimodal therapy. Patients were observed postoperatively in the outpatient

BackgroundAfter tracheostomy, the airway lacks an essential mechanism for warming and humidifying the inspired air with the consequent functional impairment and discomfort. The purpose of this study was to compare airway hydration with cold‐air nebulization versus heated high‐flow humidification on medical interventions and tracheal ciliary beat frequency (CBF).MethodsNewly tracheostomized patients (n = 20) were treated either with cold‐air nebulization or heated humidification. The number of required tracheal suctioning procedures to clean the trachea and tracheal CBF were assessed.ResultsThe number of required suctions per day was significantly lower in the heated humidification group with medians 3 versus 5 times per day. Mean CBF was significantly higher in the heated humidification group (6.36 ± 1.49 Hz) compared to the cold‐air nebulization group (3.99 ± 1.39 Hz).ConclusionThe data suggest that heated humidification enhanced mucociliary transport leading to a reduced number of required suctioning procedures in the trachea, which may improve postoperative patient care.