Tracheal stenosis as a complication of prolonged intubation in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: a Peruvian cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tracheal stenosis (TS) is associated with prolonged intubation and inflammation due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, longer times of mechanical ventilation have been required, and different tracheostomies beyond 10 to 12 days have been made. All of these have increased the number of cases and complexity of tracheal pathology in patients with severe COVID-19 infection.

Methods

A retrospective, chart review, from patients who were managed in the Service of Thoracic Surgery of Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima, Peru, with a diagnosis of TS, tracheo-esophageal fistula and tracheomalacia between June 2020 until May 2021.

Results

Sixty-three patients were diagnosed with TS because of prolonged i

SUBMITTER: Palacios JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096309 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature