Authors
Brendan A McGrath, Michael J Brenner, Stephen J Warrillow, Vinciya Pandian, Asit Arora, Tanis S Cameron, José Manuel Añon, Gonzalo Hernández Martínez, Robert D Truog, Susan D Block, Grace CY Lui, Christine McDonald, Christopher H Rassekh, Joshua Atkins, Li Qiang, Sébastien Vergez, Pavel Dulguerov, Johannes Zenk, Massimo Antonelli, Paolo Pelosi, Brian K Walsh, Erin Ward, You Shang, Stefano Gasparini, Abele Donati, Mervyn Singer, Peter JM Openshaw, Neil Tolley, Howard Markel, David J Feller-Kopman
Publication date
2020/7/1
Source
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Volume
8
Issue
7
Pages
717-725
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Global health care is experiencing an unprecedented surge in the number of critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The requirement for relatively long periods of ventilation in those who survive means that many are considered for tracheostomy to free patients from ventilatory support and maximise scarce resources. COVID-19 provides unique challenges for tracheostomy care: health-care workers need to safely undertake tracheostomy procedures and manage patients afterwards, minimising risks of nosocomial transmission and compromises in the quality of care. Conflicting recommendations exist about case selection, the timing and performance of tracheostomy, and the subsequent management of patients. In response, we convened an international working group of individuals with relevant expertise in tracheostomy. We did a literature and internet search for …
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