Tracheostomy protocols during COVID-19 pandemic.

Cameron P HeydVincent M DesiatoShaun A NguyenAshli K O'RourkeClarice S ClemmensMahmoud I AwadMitchell L WorleyTerry A Day

Published in: Head & neck (2020)

Tracheostomy guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic vary by physician groups and specialty, hospital systems, and supply-chain/resource availability. This summary is provided as a point-in-time current state of the guidelines for tracheotomy management in April 2020 and is expected to change in coming weeks and months as the COVID-19 pandemic, virus testing and antibody testing evolves.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
clinical practice
emergency department
primary care
healthcare
adverse drug
gestational age
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
electronic health record