Tracheal complications of mechanical ventilation for COVID-19: a plot twist for survivors

Sonja Badovinac; Filip Popović; Goran Glodić; Denis Baričević; Dražena Srdić; Feđa Džubur; Marta Koršić; Miroslav Samaržija

doi:10.1183/23120541.00478-2022

Tracheal complications of mechanical ventilation for COVID-19: a plot twist for survivors

ERJ Open Res. 2023 Mar 6;9(2):00478-2022. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00478-2022. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Sonja Badovinac¹, Filip Popović¹, Goran Glodić¹, Denis Baričević¹, Dražena Srdić¹, Feđa Džubur¹, Marta Koršić¹, Miroslav Samaržija^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Clinic for Lung Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
² School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

Abstract

Tracheal complications should be suspected in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 survivors with respiratory symptoms. Treatment requires a multimodal approach of interventional bronchoscopy and surgery with tight follow-up due to a high rate of restenosis. https://bit.ly/3iw05xQ.