Surgical tracheotomy in COVID-19 patients: an Italian single centre experience.

Roberto BriatoreFederico AprileAgostino RoasioAlessandro BianchiStefano BossoLivio CarminoLaura LorenzelliMartina ScanuMattia ZaninGiuseppina BossoVincenzo TorchiaPaolo Pisani

Published 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 (2021)

In COVID-19 pandemic surgical tracheotomy enables to wean from sedation and subsequently from IMV in a safe way for both patients and personnel.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
sars cov
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis