Performing Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients
- 1 December 2020
- journal article
- letter
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Vol. 232 (2), 226-227
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.11.002
Abstract
We read with great interest the article by Foster and colleagues1 Foster P. Cheung T. Craft P. et al. Novel approach to reduce transmission of COVID-19 during tracheostomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2020; 230 : 1102-1104 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (22) Google Scholar about tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19. Although the literature on tracheostomy in such patients is scarce and based largely on experience with the severe acute respiratory syndrome epidemic, their recommendations are well supported by the available literature. However, we believe that there is room for discussion about the use of percutaneous tracheostomy specifically.Keywords
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