Revised recommendations from the CSO-HNS taskforce on performance of tracheotomy during the COVID-19 pandemic - what a difference a year makes.
Doron D SommerD CoteT McHughM CorstenM A TewfikS KhaliliK FungM GuptaN SneP T EngelsE WeitzelT F E BrownJ PaulK M KostJ A AndersonL SowerbyD MertzI J WitterickPublished in: Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale (2021)
These revised recommendations apply new evidence in optimizing patient and health care system outcomes as well as minimizing risks of COVID-19 transmission during aerosol-generating tracheotomy procedures. As previously noted, additional evidence may lead to further evolution of these and other similar recommendations.