Article ; Online: Acquired Tracheomalacia Requiring Urgent Tracheostomy Exchange in Patients With COVID-19.
2023 Volume 89, Issue 7, Page(s) 3281–3283
Abstract: Tracheostomy for prolonged ventilation of patients with COVID-19 was often delayed due to high viral loads and persistent high ventilatory requirements. With prolonged intubation and significant dose corticosteroid use, patients with COVID-19 are at risk ...
Abstract | Tracheostomy for prolonged ventilation of patients with COVID-19 was often delayed due to high viral loads and persistent high ventilatory requirements. With prolonged intubation and significant dose corticosteroid use, patients with COVID-19 are at risk for tracheomalacia, and urgent tube exchange may be required to address persistent cuff leak and to maintain adequate mechanical ventilation. We sought to describe our single center experience with COVID-19 patients requiring tracheostomy and the tracheal complications that followed. We performed a review of patients with COVID-19 who underwent tracheostomy from June 2020 to October 2021. 45 patients were identified; 82.2% survived their index hospitalization. Tracheostomy was performed after 16.4 days of mechanical ventilation. 22.2% required urgent exchange to an extended length tracheostomy tube after 7.2 days from initial tracheostomy. Placement of an extended length tracheostomy tube can reduce cuff leak in ventilated COVID-19 patients and may be considered during initial tracheostomy placement. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Tracheostomy/adverse effects ; Tracheomalacia/etiology ; COVID-19 ; Trachea ; Respiration, Artificial |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-02-28 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Review ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 202465-2 |
ISSN | 1555-9823 ; 0003-1348 |
ISSN (online) | 1555-9823 |
ISSN | 0003-1348 |
DOI | 10.1177/00031348231160829 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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