Open versus percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19: retrospective cohort analysis.

Alejandro González-Muñoz Camilo Ramírez-Giraldo Jorge David Peña Suárez Jaime Lozano-Herrera Isabella Vargas Mendoza David Rene Rodríguez-Lima

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2023)

Percutaneous tracheostomy was independently associated with lower in-hospital mortality and should be considered the first option to perform this type of surgery in patients with COVID-19 in extended MV or difficulty weaning.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
mechanical ventilation
ultrasound guided
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
radiofrequency ablation
cross sectional
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention