Tracheostomy in suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19

Tracheostomy in suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19

The focus of this review is to present the consensus of head and neck surgery experts on tracheostomy during COVID-19 outbreak. Considerations about the ideal time to perform, surgical team, appropriate location, technique, and the necessary surgical equipment of the procedure were described to mini...

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Main Authors: Terence Pires de Farias, Fernando Luiz Dias, José Guilherme Vartanian, Carlos Eduardo Santa Ritta Barreira, Alexandre Ferreira Oliveira, Heber Salvador de Castro Ribeiro, Paulo Henrique de Sousa Fernandes, Reitan Ribeiro, Luiz Paulo Kowalski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Oncologia Clínica, Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Clínica and Sociedade Brasileira de Radioterapia 2020-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Oncology
Subjects:
Tracheostomy
Health care facilities
Manpower and services
Surgical equipment
Biological contamination
Traqueostomia
Serviços de saúde
Mão de obra e serviços
Equipamento cirúrgico
Contaminação biológica
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.5935/2526-8732.20200013
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Summary:The focus of this review is to present the consensus of head and neck surgery experts on tracheostomy during COVID-19 outbreak. Considerations about the ideal time to perform, surgical team, appropriate location, technique, and the necessary surgical equipment of the procedure were described to minimize risks of contamination of health care workers and hospital facilities.
ISSN:2526-8732

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