Bedside tracheostomy for a COVID-19 cohort. (2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Loube, Daniel I.; Hassan, Kashif Z.; Lee, Sang H.; Davidson, Bruce L.
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 32(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021
• Subjects: Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101346
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: The use of tracheostomy in ventilator dependent COVID-19 patients is novel because of the recent and rapid spread of this pandemic with risk of transmission of infection to healthcare workers. This case-series of mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients indicates that percutaneous tracheostomy performed at bedside with careful precautions and limited modification of standard technique was effective in promoting weaning from mechanical ventilation with few complications and no transmission of COVID-19 infection to the procedural healthcare workers.