Bedside tracheostomy for a COVID-19 cohort

The use of tracheostomy in ventilator dependent COVID-19 patients is novel because of the recent and rapid spread of this pandemic with risk of transmission of infection to healthcare workers. This case-series of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients indicates that percutaneous tracheostomy perf...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Loube, Daniel I., Hassan, Kashif Z., Lee, Sang H., Davidson, Bruce L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7816962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33495729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101346
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Sumario:The use of tracheostomy in ventilator dependent COVID-19 patients is novel because of the recent and rapid spread of this pandemic with risk of transmission of infection to healthcare workers. This case-series of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients indicates that percutaneous tracheostomy performed at bedside with careful precautions and limited modification of standard technique was effective in promoting weaning from mechanical ventilation with few complications and no transmission of COVID-19 infection to the procedural healthcare workers.

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