Consensus Document of the Spanish Society of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC), the Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery (SEORL-CCC) and the Spanish Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation (SEDAR) on Tracheotomy in Patients with COVID-19 Infection

Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed). 2020 Nov;67(9):504-510. doi: 10.1016/j.redar.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 Jun 10.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

The current COVID-19 pandemic has rendered up to 15% of patients under mechanical ventilation. Because the subsequent tracheotomy is a frequent procedure, the three societies mostly involved (SEMICYUC, SEDAR and SEORL-CCC) have setup a consensus paper that offers an overview about indications and contraindications of tracheotomy, be it by puncture or open, clarifying its respective advantages and enumerating the ideal conditions under which they should be performed, as well as the necessary steps. Regular and emergency situations are displayed together with the postoperative measures.

Keywords: COVID-19; Mechanical ventilation; Pandemia; Pandemic; Tracheotomy; Traqueotomía; Ventilación mecánica.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesiology
  • Betacoronavirus*
  • Bronchoscopy / adverse effects
  • Bronchoscopy / standards
  • COVID-19
  • Consensus*
  • Contraindications, Procedure
  • Coronary Care Units
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
  • Elective Surgical Procedures / standards
  • Emergencies
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Otolaryngology
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
  • Postoperative Care / methods
  • Postoperative Care / standards
  • Respiration, Artificial / standards
  • Resuscitation
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Societies, Medical*
  • Spain / epidemiology
  • Time Factors
  • Tracheostomy / adverse effects
  • Tracheostomy / methods
  • Tracheostomy / standards*