Tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients: why delay or avoid?

PE Kwak, MJ Persky, L Angel… - … –Head and Neck …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Guidelines have been written during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to
guide management of tracheostomy, particularly when and how to perform it. In the early …

Otolaryngology during COVID-19: Preventive care and precautionary measures

C Zhao, A Viana Jr, Y Wang, H Wei, A Yan… - American journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in December 2019, it has
spread to various regions and countries, forming a global pandemic. Reducing nosocomial …

Effects of coronavirus disease-2019 on voice: our experience of laryngeal complications following mechanical ventilation in severe coronavirus disease-2019 …

NA Watson, Y Karagama, V Burnay… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Dysphonia following COVID-19 infection may have multiple causes. Literature reports
demonstrate intubation injury, sensory neuropathy, and postviral neuropathy are associated …

Post‐extubation dysphagia and dysphonia amongst adults with COVID‐19 in the Republic of Ireland: A prospective multi‐site observational cohort study

J Regan, M Walshe, S Lavan, E Horan… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study aims to (i) investigate post‐extubation dysphagia and dysphonia
amongst adults intubated with SARS‐COV‐2 (COVID‐19) and referred to speech and …

Outcome of 1890 tracheostomies for critical COVID-19 patients: a national cohort study in Spain

C Martin-Villares, C Perez Molina-Ramirez… - European Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Background The question of an optimal strategy and outcomes in COVID-19 tracheostomy
has not been answered yet. The critical focus in our case study is to evaluate the outcomes …

Outcomes after tracheostomy for patients with respiratory failure due to COVID-19

JJ Cardasis, JK Rasamny… - Ear, Nose & Throat …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To evaluate the utility and safety of tracheostomy for patients with respiratory
failure from COIVD-19 and describe patient clinical characteristics and process of …

Safe and effective management of tracheostomy in COVID‐19 patients

X Zhang, Q Huang, X Niu, T Zhou, Z Xie, Y Zhong… - Head & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background An increasing number of COVID‐19 patients worldwide will probably need
tracheostomy in an emergency or at the recovering stage of COVID‐19. We explored the …

Ease of intubation with McGRATH videolaryngoscope and incidence of adverse events during tracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients: a prospective observational …

F Shamim, M Sohaib, K Samad, MF Khan… - The Journal of Critical …, 2023 - sciendo.com
Materials and Methods This prospective observational study was conducted from October
2020 to January 2022 after approval by institutional ethics review committee (ERC). We …

Shedding light on dysphagia associated with COVID-19: the what and why

R Mohan, B Mohapatra - OTO open, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The most common symptom of COVID-19 in critically ill patients is ARDS (acute respiratory
distress syndrome), with many patients requiring invasive or noninvasive respiratory support …

Dysphagia, dysphonia, and dysarthria outcomes among adults hospitalized with COVID‐19 across Ireland

J Regan, M Walshe, S Lavan, E Horan… - The …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the presence, degree, predictors, and trajectory of dysphagia,
dysphonia, and dysarthria among adults hospitalized with COVID‐19 across the Republic of …