[Endoscopy-assisted dilatational tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19].

Yu G StarkovK V LukichS V Dzantukhanova G P Plotnikov R D Zamolodchikov A A Zvereva

Published in: Khirurgiia (2020)

Endoscopy-assisted dilatational tracheostomy is preferred for prolonged mechanical ventilation, including patients with COVID-19. The undeniable advantages of this operation are fewer intraoperative complications due to endoscopic control, and lower risk of tracheal strictures.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
small bowel
respiratory failure
ultrasound guided
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
risk factors