Outcomes and Timing of Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy of COVID-19 Patients over a Year in the Intensive Care Unit.
Nardi TetajMicaela MarittiGiulia StaziMaria Cristina MariniDaniele CentanniGabriele GarottoIlaria CaravellaCristina DantimiMatteo FusettiCarmen SantagataManuela MacchioneGiada De AngelisFilippo GiansanteDonatella BussoRachele Di LorenzoSilvana ScarciaAlessandro CarucciRicardo CabasIlaria GavianoNicola PetrosilloAndrea AntinoriFabrizio PalmieriGianpiero D'OffiziStefania IannielloPaolo CampioniFrancesco PuglieseFrancesco VaiaEmanuele NicastriGiuseppe IppolitoLuisa Marchioninull Icu Covid-Study GroupPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)
PDT was safe and effective for COVID-19 patients since it improved respiratory support parameters, reduced ICU length of stay and duration of mechanical ventilation, and optimized the weaning process. The procedure was safe for all HCWs involved in the dedicated medical team. The development of standardized early PDT protocols should be implemented, and PDT could be considered a first-line approach in ICU COVID-19 patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation.