Tips and Pearls for Tracheostomy during the Covid-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Darwin Kaushal, Shilpa Goyal, Nithin Prakasan Nair, Kapil Soni, Bikram Choudhury, Meena Kumari, Swati Chhabra, Amit Goyal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 25, Iss 03, Pp e459-e462 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1809-9777 1809-4864 |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0041-1731723 |
| Popis: | The number of critically-ill coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients requiring mechanical ventilation is on the rise. Most guidelines suggest keeping the patient intubated and delay elective tracheostomy. Although the current literature does not support early tracheostomy, the number of patients undergoing it is increasing. During the pandemic, it is important that surgeons and anesthesiologists know the different aspects of tracheostomy in terms of indication, procedure, tube care and complications. A literature search was performed to identify different guidelines and available evidence on tracheostomy in Covid-19 patients. The purpose of the present article is to generate an essential scientific evidence for life-saving tracheostomy procedures. |
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