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Editorial
. 2024 Jan;33(1):6-10.
doi: 10.1111/jocn.15992. Epub 2021 Aug 8.

Acquired laryngeal and subglottic stenosis following COVID-19-Preparing for the coming deluge

Sarah Allgood  1 , Jessica Peters  1 , Andrew Benson  1 , Carol Maragos  2 , Kimberly McIltrot  1 , Tammy Slater  1 , Lee Akst  3 , Simon R Best  3 , Panagis Galiatsatos  4 , Martin B Brodsky  5 , Michael J Brenner  6   7 , Vinciya Pandian  1   8
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Acquired laryngeal and subglottic stenosis following COVID-19-Preparing for the coming deluge

Sarah Allgood et al. J Clin Nurs. 2024 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; critical care; intensive care unit; multidisciplinary teams; nursing; patient safety; quality improvement; tracheal stenosis; tracheostomy; tracheotomy; ventilation; ventilator.

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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
McCaffrey staging system. (a) Laryngeal stenosis. (b) Subglottic stenosis. (c) Tracheal stenosis
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Cotton‐Meyer staging system
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