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Open tracheostomy for COVID-19-positive patients: A method to minimize
aerosolization and reduce risk of exposure
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Prabhakaran K
; Malcom R
; Choi J
; Chudner A
; Moscatello A
; Panzica P
; Latifi R
; Rhee P
J Trauma Acute Care Surg
2020[Aug]; 89
(2
): 265-271
PMID32404630
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BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 virus is highly contagious, and thus there is a
potential of infecting operating staff when operating on these patients. This
case series describes a method of performing open tracheostomy for COVID-19
patients while minimizing potential aerosolization of the virus using typically
available equipment and supplies. METHODS: This is a case series of 18 patients
who were COVID-19-positive and underwent open tracheostomy in the operating room
under a negative pressure plastic hood created using readily available equipment
and supplies. Patients had to be intubated for at least 14 days, be convalescing
from their cytokine storm, and deemed to survive for at least 14 more days. Other
indications for tracheostomy were altered mental status, severe deconditioning,
respiratory failure and failed extubation attempts. RESULTS: There were 14 men
and 4 women with severe SARS-CoV2 infection requiring long-term intubation since
March 23 or later. The mean age was 61.7 years, body mass index was 32.6, and the
pretracheostomy ventilator day was 20.4 days. The indications for tracheostomy
were altered mental status, severe deconditioning and continued respiratory with
hypoxia. Failed extubation attempt rate was 16.7% and hemodialysis rate was
38.9%. All patients were hemodynamically stable, without any evidence of
accelerating cytokine storm. To date there was one minor bleeding due to
postoperative therapeutic anticoagulation. CONCLUSION: This report describes a
method of performing open tracheostomy with minimal aerosolization using readily
available equipment and supplies in most hospitals. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:
Therapeutic/care management, Level V.