A Surgical Safety Checklist for Performing Tracheotomy in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 19. (28th April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Portugal, Louis G.; Adams, Dara R.; Baroody, Fuad M.; Agrawal, Nishant
• Is Part Of: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery. Volume 163:Number 1(2020)
• Page Start: 42
• Page End: 46
• Publication Date: 2020-04-28
• Subjects: tracheotomy -- surgical safety checklist -- COVID‐19 -- coronavirus; Head -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Neck -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Otolaryngology -- Periodicals; 617.51
• DOI: 10.1177/0194599820922981
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0194-5998

Abstract

Abstract : Performance of tracheotomy is a potential necessary step in the patient with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID‐19) and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Due to viral aerosolization, tracheotomy carries a high risk of transmission of COVID‐19 to the health care team performing the procedure. We share our institution's surgical safety checklist for performing tracheotomy in patients with COVID‐19, including key modifications intended to mitigate risk to the surgical team.