Percutaneous tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients: a new apneic approach

Percutaneous tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients: a new apneic approach

Background: Percutaneous dilation tracheostomy is an aerosol-generating procedure carrying a documented infectious risk during respiratory virus pandemics. For this reason, during the COVID-19 outbreak, surgical tracheostomy was preferred to the percutaneous one, despite the technique related compli...

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Main Authors: Elena Moizo, Alberto Zangrillo, Sergio Colombo, Carlo Leggieri, Milena Mucci, Paolo Beccaria, Nicola Pasculli, Giovanni Borghi, Valentina Paola Plumari, Alessia La Bruna, Roberto Dossi, Martina Baiardo Redaelli, Anna Tornaghi, Gaetano Lombardi, Giovanni Landoni, Antonio Dell’Acqua, Francesca Guzzo, Giacomo Monti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Subjects:
COVID-19
Percutaneous dilation tracheostomy
Tracheotomy
Apnea
Intensive care
Critical care
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001421002943

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