Novel way to determine the size of tracheostomy tubes using computed tomographic Thorax or Pulmonary Angiogram scans during the COVID-19 pandemic

Up to June 2020, 232 patients were admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICU) at King ’s College Hospital (KCH), London due to COVID-19. Our Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit received 51 referrals for surgical tracheostomies. With 96231 admissions to ICU nationally, there was a shortage of the commonly used Tracoe® twist tracheostomy tubes (Tracoe Medical, GmbH) with inner and o uter cannulas and a subglottic suctioning port.
Source: The British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Tags: Technical note Source Type: research