Timing, Complications, and Safety of Tracheotomy in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

Xavier Avilés‐Jurado, Francesc; Prieto‐Alhambra, Daniel; González‐Sánchez, Nesly; de Ossó, José; Arancibia, Claudio; Jesús Rojas‐Lechuga, María; Ruiz-Sevilla, Laura; Remacha, Joan; Garcia Sánchez, Irene; Lehrer, Eduardo; López‐Chacon, Mauricio; Langdon, Cristóbal; Guilemany, J.M.; Larrosa, Francisco; Alobid, Isam; Bernal‐Sprekelsen, Manuel; Castro, Pedro; Vilaseca, Isabel

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3641

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Timing, Complications, and Safety of Tracheotomy in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19

Published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery • Oct 8, 2020

Authors:

Francesc Xavier Avilés‐Jurado

Daniel Prieto‐Alhambra

Nesly González‐Sánchez

Abstract

IMPORTANCE: The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to unprecedented needs for invasive ventilation, with 10% to 15% of intubated patients subsequently requiring tracheotomy. OBJECTIVE: To assess the complications, safety, and timing of tracheotomy performed for critically i...

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Medicine

Tracheotomy

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