Safety of surgical tracheostomy under continued antithrombotic therapy: A retrospective cohort study.

Takayuki Sugaya Rumi Ueha Taku Sato Takao Goto Akihito Yamauchi Tatsuya Yamasoba

Published in: Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery (2021)

These results suggest that ST under CAT can be safely performed without any increased risk of postoperative complications. Nevertheless, surgeons should be extra cautious about early complications after ST under local anesthesia without intubation or ST for airway emergencies.

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