Early Tracheostomy in Morbidly Obese COVID-19 Patients: A Case Series and Discussion of Institutional Practices

Tracheostomies are often utilized in critically ill patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation, to enhance respiratory function and facilitate ventilator weaning. Many coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients develop serious respiratory illness requiring ventilator management. In the early pha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Caputo, Mathew P, Aziz, Steven, Mifsud, Matthew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Otolaryngology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8105186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33972903
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14345

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8105186/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33972903
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14345

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