Commentary on the management of total laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly spread across the world, placing unprecedented strain on the health care system. Health care resources including hospital beds, ICUs, as well as personal protective equipment are becoming increasingly rationed and scare commodities. In this environment, the laryngectomee (patient having previously undergone a total laryngectomy) continues to represent a unique patient with unique needs. Given their surgically altered airway, they pose a challenge to manage for the otolaryngologist within the current COVID-19 pandemic. In this brief report, we present special considerations and best practice recommendations in the management of total laryngectomy patients. We also discuss recommendations for laryngectomy patients and minimizing community exposures.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Head & neck - 42(2020), 6 vom: 10. Juni, Seite 1137-1143

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hennessy, Max [VerfasserIn]
Bann, Darrin V [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Vijay A [VerfasserIn]
Saadi, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Krempl, Greg A [VerfasserIn]
Deschler, Daniel G [VerfasserIn]
Goyal, Neerav [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Karen Y [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Infection control
Journal Article
Laryngectomy
Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery
Review
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 10.06.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/hed.26183

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308829050