Tracheostomy time-out: New safety tool in the setting of COVID-19.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/hed.26253 and PMC identifier 7267311.
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Abstract
Tracheostomy procedures have a high risk of aerosol generation. Airway providers have reflected on ways to mitigate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission risks when approaching a surgical airway. To standardize institutional safety measures with tracheostomy, we advocate using a dedicated tracheostomy time-out applicable to all patients including those suspected of having COVID-19. The aim of the tracheostomy time-out is to reduce preventable errors that may increase the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2.
Medical subject headings
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Coronavirus Infections
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Time Out, Healthcare
- Tracheostomy