Anesthetic and surgical management of tracheostomy in a patient with COVID-19

The ongoing pandemic coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection causes severe respiratory dysfunction and has become an emergent issue for worldwide healthcare. Since COVID-19 spreads through contact and droplet infection routes, careful attention to infection control and surgical management is important to prevent cross-contamination of patients and medical staff. Tracheostomy is an effective method to treat severe respiratory dysfunction with prolonged respiratory management and should be performed as a high-risk procedure

Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - April 24, 2020 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Mariko Hiramatsu, Naoki Nishio, Masayuki Ozaki, Yuichiro Shindo, Katsunao Suzuki, Takanori Yamamoto, Yasushi Fujimoto, Michihiko Sone Tags: Original Article Source Type: research