Observational studyHead & neck2020
Safe and effective management of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of tracheostomy outcomes in COVID-19 patients.The British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Association of Tracheostomy With Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Health Care Professionals: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Tracheostomy outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2021Pooled it
- Association between Tracheostomy Timing and Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill COVID19 Patients.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Elective Tracheostomy During Covid-19 Pandemic- A Tertiary Care Centre Experience.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Indications and Recommendations for Tracheostomy in Trauma Population With COVID-19 Infection: A Review of the Literature.The American surgeon · 2023Review
- Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy in Patients with COVID-19 Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Journal of chest surgery · 2023Article
- Outcomes of Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients: A Single Centre Experience.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022Article
- Airway Management of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: Survey Results from Physicians from 19 Countries in Latin America.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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- Surgical tracheotomy in COVID-19 patients: an Italian single centre experience.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Surgical strategy and optimal timing of tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19: Early experiences in Japan.Auris, nasus, larynx · 2021Article
- Early ventilator liberation and decreased sedation needs after tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 infection.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2021Article
- Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Wake-Up Call for Neurosurgeons to Learn Percutaneous Tracheostomy.Journal of neurosciences in rural practice · 2021Article
- Experience of percutaneous tracheostomy in critically ill COVID-19 patients.Acute and critical care · 2020Article
- Outcomes After Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients.Annals of surgery · 2020Observational
- Reply to letter to the editor (HED-20-0582) regarding "how to avoid nosocomial spread during tracheostomy for COVID-19 patients".Head & neck · 2020Article
- Safe and effective management of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients.Head & neck · 2020Observational
- Modified percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2020Article
- Open Tracheostomy for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19.International journal of otolaryngology · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAn increasing number of COVID-19 patients worldwide will probably need tracheostomy in an emergency or at the recovering stage of COVID-19. We explored the safe and effective management of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients, to benefit patients and protect health care workers at the same time.
methodsWe retrospectively analyzed 11 hospitalized COVID-19 patients undergoing tracheostomy. Clinical features of patients, ventilator withdrawal after tracheostomy, surgical complications, and nosocomial infection of the health care workers associated with the tracheostomy were analyzed.
resultsThe tracheostomy of all the 11 cases (100%) was performed successfully, including percutaneous tracheostomy of 6 cases (54.5%) and conventional open tracheostomy of 5 cases (45.5%). No severe postoperative complications occurred, and no health care workers associated with the tracheostomy are confirmed to be infected by SARS-CoV-2.
conclusionComprehensive evaluation before tracheostomy, optimized procedures during tracheostomy, and special care after tracheostomy can make the tracheostomy safe and beneficial in COVID-19 patients.
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