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. 2020 Jul;163(1):42-46.
doi: 10.1177/0194599820922981. Epub 2020 Apr 28.

A Surgical Safety Checklist for Performing Tracheotomy in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 19

Louis G Portugal  1 , Dara R Adams  1 , Fuad M Baroody  1 , Nishant Agrawal  1
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A Surgical Safety Checklist for Performing Tracheotomy in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 19

Louis G Portugal et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

Performance of tracheotomy is a potential necessary step in the patient with coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) and prolonged mechanical ventilation. Due to viral aerosolization, tracheotomy carries a high risk of transmission of COVID-19 to the health care team performing the procedure. We share our institution's surgical safety checklist for performing tracheotomy in patients with COVID-19, including key modifications intended to mitigate risk to the surgical team.

Keywords: COVID-19; coronavirus; surgical safety checklist; tracheotomy.

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