Tracheostomy in the COVID19 Patients: Our Experience in 12 Cases.
COVID 19
Outcomes
Tracheostomy
Journal
Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India
ISSN: 2231-3796
Titre abrégé: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Pays: India
ID NLM: 9422551
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2022
Oct 2022
Historique:
received:
25
11
2020
accepted:
05
01
2021
pubmed:
19
1
2021
medline:
19
1
2021
entrez:
18
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The incidence of tracheostomy has been significantly increased with the increase of patients admitted to the intensive care units. Looking into the literature, there have been various protocols proposed in the past for tracheostomy in COVID 19 patients. In the present case series, we have presented our experience of surgical tracheostomy in COVID 19 patients. It is a retrospective case series consisting of 12 COVID 19 patients who underwent tracheostomy from April 2020 to October 2020. We have discussed the tracheostomy in COVID 19 patients with references to their respective indication, location, the procedure, postoperative care and clinical outcomes. Of 12 patients, 6 were operated in the COVID ICU and 6 were operated in the COVID OT. The average duration of the intubation was 4 days (range 3-7 days). The average period of weaning was found to be 65 h (range 48 h 80 h). Of 4 patients associated with comorbidities, two had died 48 h after the surgery. The Primary indication of the tracheostomy can be made flexible based on the infrastructure of the hospital to accommodate increased patient load in a developing country like India. The location and surgical approach does not significantly affect the clinical outcomes of tracheostomy, and it can be safely performed in ICU/OT with adequate ventilation. Irrespective of the COVID status of the patients, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can ensure adequate protection to the health care personals preventing the spread of infection.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33457312
doi: 10.1007/s12070-021-02375-5
pii: 2375
pmc: PMC7802977
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
2827-2831Informations de copyright
© Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interestAll authors have declared that there is no conflict of interest among the author.
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