Tracheostomy on COVID‑19 Pediatric Patients

This article reports four cases of pediatric patients who underwent tracheostomy after Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. The common feature of these patients was not only prolonged intubation but also the presence of significant comorbidities. Tracheostomy was well tolerated by all pati...

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Published inBagcilar Medical Bulletin Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 80 - 84
Main Authors Akçay, Nihal, Yazıcı, Zahide Mine, Menentoğlu, Mehmet Emin, Sofuoğlu, Ayşe İrem, Sayın, İbrahim, Şevketoğlu, Esra
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Turkish
Published Bagcilar Galenos Publishing House 01.03.2022
Galenos Yayinevi
Subjects
Aerosols
Age groups
Bronchoscopy
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Dyspnea
Fever
General anesthesia
Guillain-Barre syndrome
Hypoxia
Infections
Intensive care
Intubation
Lung diseases
Ostomy
Pandemics
Patients
pediatric
Pediatrics
Physicians
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
tracheostomy
Tracheotomy
Ventilators
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Summary:This article reports four cases of pediatric patients who underwent tracheostomy after Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection. The common feature of these patients was not only prolonged intubation but also the presence of significant comorbidities. Tracheostomy was well tolerated by all patients and resulted in improved outcomes. Although tracheostomy is an old surgical procedure, there is not enough experience on COVID-19 patients in terms of indications, technique, and actual timing. We presented a single-center experience and discussed the management of COVID-19 pediatric patients with preexisting comorbidities who were candidates for a surgical tracheostomy.
ISSN:2547-9431
2547-9431
DOI:10.4274/BMB.galenos.2022.2021-11-116