Bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessment of the efficacy and complications associated with performing bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients.

Methods

Prospective observational study conducted between March of 2020 and February of 2022. All adult patients who underwent elective bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy were included. The efficacy of the procedure was evaluated based either on the success rate in the execution or on the need for conversion to open technique. Percutaneous tracheostomy-related complications were registered during the procedure. We performed 6-month follow-up for identifying late complications.

Results

During the study period, 312 bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomies were analyzed. One hundred and e

SUBMITTER: Carboni Bisso I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9771743 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature