Author: Portugal, Louis G; Adams, Dara R; Baroody, Fuad M; Agrawal, Nishant
Title: A Surgical Safety Checklist for Performing Tracheotomy in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 19. Cord-id: w76xd2ld Document date: 2020_4_28
ID: w76xd2ld
Snippet: Performance of tracheotomy is a potential necessary step in the patient with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Due to viral aerosolization, tracheotomy carries a high risk of transmission of COVID-19 to the health care team performing the procedure. We share our institution's surgical safety checklist for performing tracheotomy in patients with COVID-19, including key modifications intended to mitigate risk to the surgical team.
Document: Performance of tracheotomy is a potential necessary step in the patient with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Due to viral aerosolization, tracheotomy carries a high risk of transmission of COVID-19 to the health care team performing the procedure. We share our institution's surgical safety checklist for performing tracheotomy in patients with COVID-19, including key modifications intended to mitigate risk to the surgical team.
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