Open AccessPercutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID Era: Time to Adapt and Improvise
Author(s) -
Gunchan Paul,
Parshotam Lal Gautam,
Shruti Sharma,
M Venkata Sravani,
M Ravi Krishna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23847
Subject(s) - medicine , apnea , percutaneous , covid-19 , intensive care , retrospective cohort study , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy (PDT) is required in patients with novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) with severe respiratory involvement, but the procedure needs modification to minimize the risk of aerosol exposure to caregivers.