Tracheostomy care and decannulation during the COVID-19 pandemic. A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline.
Aleix RoviraDeborah DawsonAbigail WalkerChrysostomos TornariAlison DinhamNeil FodenPavol SurdaSally ArcherDagan LonsdaleJonathan BallEnyi OfoYakubu KaragamaTunde OdutoyeSarah LittleRicard SimoAsit AroraPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
COVID-19 requires a radical rethink of many tenets of tracheostomy care, and controversy continues to exist regarding the optimal techniques to minimise risk to patients and healthcare workers. Safe practise requires a coordinated multidisciplinary team approach to infection control, weaning and decannulation, with integrated processes for continuous prospective data collection and audit.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- palliative care
- mechanical ventilation
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- pain management
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- machine learning
- patient reported
- artificial intelligence
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation