Emergency tracheostomy during COVID 19 pandemic in a head and neck surgical oncology unit.

Oral Oncol

Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Surgical Services, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala 695011, India.

Published: August 2020

• Awake, emergency, intervention for an unsecured critical upper airway obstruction is a challenge. • Aerosolization and risk of COVID  of 19 transmission add to the already existing difficulty. • Adequate personal protection and  minimum aerosol generation are  the keys to the success.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7205631PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104784DOI Listing

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