Tracheostomy tube change during the COVID-19 pandemic: timing and safety considerations

BACKGROUND: The recent outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has become pandemic since it began in late 2019. Tracheostomy is considered an aerosol-generating procedure which increases potential viral exposure to the health care staff. MAIN BODY: Since many patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 underwent tracheostomy...

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Autores principales: Zahran, Mohamed, Youssef, Ahmed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Letter to the Editor
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7685906/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43163-020-00032-2
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description BACKGROUND: The recent outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has become pandemic since it began in late 2019. Tracheostomy is considered an aerosol-generating procedure which increases potential viral exposure to the health care staff. MAIN BODY: Since many patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 underwent tracheostomy, the need for a standardized practice for tracheostomy tube change and care is mandatory. Articles listed in PubMed and guidelines from the otolaryngology societies were reviewed, and the state-of-the-art practice related to the topic is highlighted. CONCLUSIONS: Tracheostomy care in COVID-19 patients requires significant decision-making and preparation to carry out the task in a safe way and eliminate the risk of viral transmission.
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spelling pubmed-76859062020-11-25 Tracheostomy tube change during the COVID-19 pandemic: timing and safety considerations Zahran, Mohamed Youssef, Ahmed Egypt J Otolaryngol Letter to the Editor BACKGROUND: The recent outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has become pandemic since it began in late 2019. Tracheostomy is considered an aerosol-generating procedure which increases potential viral exposure to the health care staff. MAIN BODY: Since many patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 underwent tracheostomy, the need for a standardized practice for tracheostomy tube change and care is mandatory. Articles listed in PubMed and guidelines from the otolaryngology societies were reviewed, and the state-of-the-art practice related to the topic is highlighted. CONCLUSIONS: Tracheostomy care in COVID-19 patients requires significant decision-making and preparation to carry out the task in a safe way and eliminate the risk of viral transmission. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020-11-25 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7685906/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s43163-020-00032-2 Text en © The Author(s) 2020 Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
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