[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]

Med Intensiva (Engl Ed). 2020 Nov;44(8):493-499. doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2020.05.002. Epub 2020 May 8.
[Article in 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.

La alta incidencia de insuficiencia respiratoria aguda en el contexto de la pandemia por COVID-19 ha conllevado el uso de ventilación mecánica hasta en un 15%. Dado que la traqueotomía es un procedimiento quirúrgico frecuente, este documento de consenso, elaborado por tres Sociedades Científicas, la SEMICYUC, la SEDAR y la SEORL-CCC, tiene como objetivo ofrecer una revisión de las indicaciones y contraindicaciones de traqueotomía, ya sea por punción o abierta, esclarecer las posibles ventajas y exponer las condiciones ideales en que deben realizarse y los pasos que considerar en su ejecución. Se abordan situaciones regladas y urgentes, así como los cuidados postoperatorios.

Keywords: COVID-19; Mechanical ventilation; Pandemic; Tracheotomy.

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*