Some patients may need mechanical ventilation support during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease-2019, COVID-19) infection and may eventually require tracheostomy in the following days. Tracheostomy is considered as a high-risk procedure for surgeons and operative personnel in terms of air contamination. We present a case of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy performed in a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia and the methods we used to reduce contamination risks for the healthcare staff.
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Erdem, A. F., Tomak, Y., Balaban, O., & Demir, G. (2021). Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy in a Patient With SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Disease: A Case Report With Implications in Staff Safety. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13769
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