Outcomes and Timing of Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy of COVID-19 Patients over a Year in the Intensive Care Unit

Background: The benefits and timing of percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) COVID-19 patients are still controversial. PDT is considered a high-risk procedure for the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to healthcare workers (HCWs). The present study analyzed the optimal...

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Main Authors: Nardi Tetaj, Micaela Maritti, Giulia Stazi, Maria Cristina Marini, Daniele Centanni, Gabriele Garotto, Ilaria Caravella, Cristina Dantimi, Matteo Fusetti, Carmen Santagata, Manuela Macchione, Giada De Angelis, Filippo Giansante, Donatella Busso, Rachele Di Lorenzo, Silvana Scarcia, Alessandro Carucci, Ricardo Cabas, Ilaria Gaviano, Nicola Petrosillo, Andrea Antinori, Fabrizio Palmieri, Gianpiero D’Offizi, Stefania Ianniello, Paolo Campioni, Francesco Pugliese, Francesco Vaia, Emanuele Nicastri, Giuseppe Ippolito, Luisa Marchioni, ICU COVID-19 Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/15/3335