Tracheal Stenosis After Prolonged Intubation Due to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The authors aimed to evaluate the characteristics and management outcomes of patients who developed tracheal stenosis after invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) due to COVID-19.

Design, setting, and participants

The data of 7 patients with tracheal stenosis and 201 patients without tracheal stenosis after IMV due to COVID-19 between March 2020 and October 2021 were retrospectively analyzed.

Interventions

Flexible bronchoscopy was performed for the diagnosis of tracheal stenosis and the evaluation of the treatment's effectiveness, and rigid bronchoscopy was applied for the dilatation of tracheal stenosis.

Measurements and main results

In the follow-up period, tracheal stenosis was observed in 7 of 208 patients (2 women, 5 men; 3.3%). The patients wer

SUBMITTER: Ayten O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8832874 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature