Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy

Tracheostomy is an aerosol-generating procedure and performing it in patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation raises significant concerns of infection risk to healthcare workers. We herein report a case of tracheostomy in a critically ill patient with severe COVID-19 acute respiratory...

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Autores principales: Teah, Kai Ming, Tsen, Serena Shu Ying, Fong, Kean Khang, Yeap, Tat Boon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8189925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34103307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243559
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author Teah, Kai Ming
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description Tracheostomy is an aerosol-generating procedure and performing it in patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation raises significant concerns of infection risk to healthcare workers. We herein report a case of tracheostomy in a critically ill patient with severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. This article depicts the use of personal protective equipment, highlighting the common challenges it presents and ways to address them.
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spelling pubmed-81899252021-06-25 Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy Teah, Kai Ming Tsen, Serena Shu Ying Fong, Kean Khang Yeap, Tat Boon BMJ Case Rep Case Report Tracheostomy is an aerosol-generating procedure and performing it in patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation raises significant concerns of infection risk to healthcare workers. We herein report a case of tracheostomy in a critically ill patient with severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. This article depicts the use of personal protective equipment, highlighting the common challenges it presents and ways to address them. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8189925/ /pubmed/34103307 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243559 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usageThis article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.
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Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy
title Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy
title_full Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy
title_fullStr Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy
title_full_unstemmed Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy
title_short Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy
title_sort perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with covid-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8189925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34103307
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243559
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