Perioperative challenges in managing a morbidly obese patient with COVID-19 undergoing an elective tracheostomy

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Tracheostomy is an aerosol-generating procedure and performing it in patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation raises significant concerns of infection risk to healthcare workers. We herein report a case of tracheostomy in a critically ill patient with severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. This article depicts the use of personal protective equipment, highlighting the common challenges it presents and ways to address them.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

BMJ case reports - 14(2021), 6 vom: 08. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Teah, Kai Ming [VerfasserIn]
Tsen, Serena Shu Ying [VerfasserIn]
Fong, Kean Khang [VerfasserIn]
Yeap, Tat Boon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anaesthesia
COVID-19
Case Reports
Journal Article
Otolaryngology/ENT

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Date Completed 10.06.2021

Date Revised 26.06.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2021-243559

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM326514139