Safely performing percutaneous dilatational tracheostomies on COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit: A standardized approach.

Lucas Ribeiro TenórioMarianne Yumi NakaiGiancarlo Artese AraújoMarcelo Benedito MenezesAntônio Augusto Tupinambá BertelliDominic RomeoKarthik RajasekaranAntonio José Gonçalves

Published in: Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology (2021)

This study describes a safe standardized technique of US-guided PDT for COVID-19 patients in the ICU using a method that also decreases the risk of surgeon contamination.

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photodynamic therapy
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mechanical ventilation
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