Affiliations 

  • 1 Medicine Based Disciplines Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia and Perfusion, Hospital Queen Elizabeth 2, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 3 Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  • 4 Medicine Based Disciplines Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia [email protected]
BMJ Case Rep, 2021 Jun 08;14(6).
PMID: 34103307 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-243559

Abstract

Tracheostomy is an aerosol-generating procedure and performing it in patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation raises significant concerns of infection risk to healthcare workers. We herein report a case of tracheostomy in a critically ill patient with severe COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. This article depicts the use of personal protective equipment, highlighting the common challenges it presents and ways to address them.

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