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Review
. 2020 Oct;131(4):1000-1005.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005100.

Is Surgical Tracheostomy Better Than Percutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID-19-Positive Patients?

Massimiliano Bassi  1 , Franco Ruberto  2 , Camilla Poggi  1 , Daniele Diso  1 , Marco Anile  1 , Tiziano De Giacomo  1 , Ylenia Pecoraro  1 , Carolina Carillo  1 , Francesco Pugliese  2 , Federico Venuta  1 , Jacopo Vannucci  1
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Review

Is Surgical Tracheostomy Better Than Percutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID-19-Positive Patients?

Massimiliano Bassi et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Decision-making flowchart to approach tracheotomy in COVID-19 patients. COVID-19 indicates Coronavirus Disease 2019; Pao2/Fio2, arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen ratio; PT, percutaneous tracheostomy; ST, surgical tracheostomy.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
A possible easy-to-arrange bedside barrier between patients and operators for highly contagious aerosolized respiratory fluids.
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Comment in

  • Is Surgical Tracheostomy Better Than Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Coronavirus Disease 2019-Positive Patients?
    Amaya O, Arango E, Pabón S, Mejía S, Montoya MC, Madrid G. Amaya O, et al. Anesth Analg. 2021 Apr 1;132(4):e58. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005376. Anesth Analg. 2021. PMID: 33323784 No abstract available.
  • In Response.
    Bassi M, Ruberto F, Poggi C, Diso D, Anile M, De Giacomo T, Pecoraro Y, Carillo C, Pugliese F, Venuta F, Vannucci J. Bassi M, et al. Anesth Analg. 2021 Apr 1;132(4):e58-e59. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005377. Anesth Analg. 2021. PMID: 33323788 No abstract available.
  • Keeping an Open Mind: Tracheostomy for Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019.
    McGrath BA, Pelosi P, Brenner MJ. McGrath BA, et al. Anesth Analg. 2021 May 1;132(5):e90-e92. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005419. Anesth Analg. 2021. PMID: 33428341 No abstract available.
  • In Response.
    Bassi M, Ruberto F, Poggi C, Diso D, Anile M, De Giacomo T, Pecoraro Y, Carillo C, Pugliese F, Venuta F, Vannucci J. Bassi M, et al. Anesth Analg. 2021 May 1;132(5):e92-e93. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005420. Anesth Analg. 2021. PMID: 33428342 No abstract available.

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