Open AccessSAFE TRACHEOSTOMY IN HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA PATIENTS DURING COVID ERA: METHOD AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Author(s) -
Bonny Joseph,
Sandeep Ghosh,
Sanjay Desai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of scientific research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/ijsr/9128963
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , malignancy , demographics , covid-19 , general surgery , surgery , disease , demography , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Tracheostomy is inevitable in the management of many head and neck malignancy. The indications vary from supportive to palliative. During Covid-19 era, ensuring surgeon safety while performing tracheostomy is of utmost importance as tracheostomy is considered an aerosol generating procedure.Materials and methods: All the patients who underwent tracheostomy as part of the management of carcinoma of head and neck region in the department of Surgical Oncology from March till October 2020Conclusion: Following proper safety measures while doing tracheostomy will ensure safety of the surgeon.