Standardization of elective tracheostomies at the Central Institute of the Hospital das Clínicas in São Paulo during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 Pandemic has resulted in a high number of hospital admissions and some of those patients need ventilatory support in intensive care units. The viral pneumonia secondary to Sars-cov-2 infection may lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and longer mechanical ventilat...

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Main Authors: CARLOS AUGUSTO METIDIERI MENEGOZZO, SÉRGIO SAMIR ARAP, ALESSANDRO WASUM MARIANI, HÉLIO MINAMOTO, RUI IMAMURA, RICARDO FERREIRA BENTO, PAULO MANOEL PÊGO-FERNANDES, LUIZ PAULO KOWALSKI, EDIVALDO MASSAZO UTIYAMA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2020-06-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912020000100608&tlng=pt