Standardization of elective tracheostomies at the Central Institute of the Hospital das Clínicas in São Paulo during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT The COVID-19 Pandemic has resulted in a high number of hospital admissions and some of those patients need ventilatory support in intensive care units. The viral pneumonia secondary to Sars-cov-2 infection may lead to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and longer mechanical ventilation needs, resulting in a higher demand for tracheostomies. Due to the high aerosolization potential of such procedure, and the associated risks of staff and envoirenment contamination, it is necesseray to develop a specific standardization of the of the whole process involving tracheostomies. This manuscript aims to demonstrate the main steps of the standardization created by a tracheostomy team in a tertiary hospital dedicated to providing care for patients with COVID-19.

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Main Authors:	MENEGOZZO,CARLOS AUGUSTO METIDIERI, ARAP,SÉRGIO SAMIR, MARIANI,ALESSANDRO WASUM, MINAMOTO,HÉLIO, IMAMURA,RUI, BENTO,RICARDO FERREIRA, PÊGO-FERNANDES,PAULO MANOEL, KOWALSKI,LUIZ PAULO, UTIYAMA,EDIVALDO MASSAZO
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2020
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912020000100608
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