Surgical tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients: report of 5 cases.

Severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to SARS-COV-2 is resulting in increasing numbers of patients requiring mechanical ventilation. Although tracheostomy may reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation in these patients, it is considered a highly aerosol generating procedure and controversies regarding its safety, time of realization and indications remain to date. We share our experience about 5 cases of surgical tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients performed in our ICU.

Case report: a COVID-19 reactivation case.

The novel Coronavirus, named SARS-COV-2, is responsible of the COVID-19. It is a viral pneumonia that appeared in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and is causing a pandemic. Most of patients present mild symptoms, but in many other patients, acute respiratory distress (ARDS) is more likely to be developped.

COVID-19 suspicion revealed to be fat embolism syndrome.

The novel coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, responsible of the COVID-19 is now causing a pandemic. Detecting all possible cases and eliminating differential diagnoses in front of any acute respiratory distress has become a daily challenge for doctors around the world. We believe that non-COVID patients are the hidden victims of the actual health problematic.

Congenital Factor V deficiency: perioperative management (case report).

Factor V congenital deficiency is a rare hereditary disease, it exposes patients to hemorrhagic risk, with high morbi-mortality. Its management is a real challenge for practitioners. Perioperative management of patients with Factor V congenital deficiency needs anesthetists, hematologists and surgeons to work in close collaboration.