Elective Tracheotomy in COVID-19 Patients: A Team-Based Approach

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, miander@lumc.edu.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
³ Department of Medicine Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.

Comment

Michael Ander et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Oct.

. 2020 Oct;131(4):e191-e192.

doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005106.

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, miander@lumc.edu.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.
³ Department of Medicine Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois.

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Recommendations for Endotracheal Intubation of COVID-19 Patients.
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