Airway Surgery for Laryngotracheal Stenosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Institutional Guidelines.

Autor: Elsayed HH; Thoracic Surgery Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Electronic address: hanyhassan77@hotmail.com., Moharram AA; Department of Anesthesia, intensive care and pain management, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia [J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth] 2021 Dec; Vol. 35 (12), pp. 3652-3658. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Apr 20.
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.04.002
Abstrakt: Objective: The management of laryngotracheal stenosis is challenging, as patients usually require in-time interventions. The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has added unique challenges to this procedure. The presence of the virus in high concentrations in the aerodigestive tract and the need for an open airway during surgery can increase the risk of aerosolization of the virus and subsequent infection of the surgical, anesthetic, and operating room (OR) personnel.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: University hospital.
Participants: Patients who underwent airway interventions between March and October 2020.
Interventions: A protocolized strategy was initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic to facilitate the consistent management of all patients undergoing airway interventions.
Measurements and Main Results: During a seven-month period, 34 patients were managed with this policy. All threatened airways were managed successfully and no healthcare workers dealing with such procedures were infected. Priorities during the current novel coronavirus pandemic are ensuring the safety of healthcare professionals and offering urgent bronchoscopic and surgical airway interventions for patients with progressive symptoms and threatened airways.
Conclusions: Surgical and bronchoscopic management of laryngotracheal stenosis presents a unique challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring careful consideration of patient triage and the development of protocols that minimize risk to patients and healthcare professionals. Close collaboration between thoracic surgeons and anesthesiology teams is essential to safely navigate and handle these threatened airways while mitigating the risk of viral aerosolization.
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