Safety of tracheostomy during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: A single-center experience.

Marco MorosinAlessia AzzuAlexios AntonopoulosTimothy KuhnRathai AnandanadesanBenjamin GarfieldTuan-Chen AwStephane LedotPaolo Bianchi

Published in: Artificial organs (2023)

Percutaneous and surgical tracheostomy during ECMO have a similar safety profile in terms of bleeding risk and mortality. Percutaneous tracheostomy may favor a shorter duration of ECMO support and hospital stay and can be considered a safe alternative to surgical tracheostomy, even in COVID-19 patients, if relevant clinical expertise is available.

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