Performing tracheostomy in intensive care unit - a challenge during COVID-19 pandemic
TL;DR: A review article will surely increase awareness among health care workers and surgical team for prevention of the transmission of the infection from tracheostomy to medical staffs and other patients.
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Abstract: COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading infection caused by novel corona virus It is a challenging to the medical community in an unprecedented degree Clinicians and health care workers are at added risk for infection during the procedure performing at the intensive critical care unit (ICU) Tracheostomy is a common surgical procedure performed at ICU for prolonged ventilation of the patient Performing tracheostomy is currently a challenging for otolaryngologist at the ICU because of high chance of spread of the virus to the surrounding health care workers and also to the other patients The location for this procedure in ICU should be well ventilated and the pressure in the room must be maintained negative or neutral The health care personnel particularly Otolaryngologists have a central role for managing this situations where they are assessing the patients, preventing the contamination to other assisting staff and other patients As there is progressive rise of the COVID-19 patients worldwide, it is surely expected that several patients may need intubation and mechanical ventilation So, in this condition, patient my require tracheostomy for prolonged ventilation Because of the very minimum literature available regarding tracheostomy in the COVID-19 pandemic, so this review article will surely increase awareness among health care workers and surgical team for prevention of the transmission of the infection from tracheostomy to medical staffs and other patients
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Role of early tracheostomy for preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in intensive care unit: a review
TL;DR: It has been calculated that up to one-third of patients undergo mechanical ventilation at the ICU need tracheostomy, and early trachesotomy has been suggested for reducing the VAP in comparison to the translaryngeal intubation.
Safe tracheostomy for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome.
TL;DR: The authors have prepared guidelines for performing a safe tracheostomy under both elective and emergency conditions and surgeons who might be involved in performing the trachostomy should become familiar with these guidelines and the appropriate protective apparel.