Safety of bedside surgical tracheostomy during COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective observational study.

Data regarding safety of bedside surgical tracheostomy in novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) mechanically ventilated patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are lacking. We performed this study to assess the safety of bedside surgical tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU. This...

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Main Authors: Edoardo Picetti, Anna Fornaciari, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Laura Malchiodi, Silvia Grossi, Filippo Di Lella, Maurizio Falcioni, Giulia D'Angelo, Emanuele Sani, Sandra Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240014