Bleeding Hazard of Percutaneous Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients Supported With Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Case Series.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
; 37(1): 73-80, 2023 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Tracheostomy usually is performed to aid weaning from mechanical ventilation and facilitate rehabilitation and secretion clearance. Little is known about the safety of percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with severe COVID-19 supported on venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO). This study aimed to investigate the bleeding risk of bedside percutaneous tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 infection supported with VV-ECMO.DESIGN:
A Retrospective review of electronic data for routine care of patients on ECMO.SETTING:
Tertiary, university-affiliated national ECMO center.PARTICIPANTS:
Patients with COVID-19 who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy while on VV-ECMO support.INTERVENTIONS:
No intervention was conducted during this study. MEASUREMENTS AND MAINRESULTS:
Electronic medical records of 16 confirmed patients with COVID-19 who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy while on VV-ECMO support, including patient demographics, severity of illness, clinical variables, procedural complications, and outcomes, were compared with 16 non-COVID-19 patients. The SPSS statistical software was used for statistical analysis. The demographic data were compared using the chi-square test, and normality assumption was tested using the Shapiro-Wilk test. The indications for tracheostomy in all the patients were prolonged mechanical ventilation and sedation management. None of the patients suffered a life-threatening procedural complication within 48 hours. Moderate-to-severe bleeding was similar in both groups. There was no difference in 30- and 90-days mortality between both groups. As per routine screening results, none of the staff involved contracted COVID-19 infection.CONCLUSIONS:
In this case series, percutaneous tracheostomy during VV-ECMO in patients with COVID-19 appeared to be safe and did not pose additional risks to patients or healthcare workers.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
Problema de salud:
1_sistemas_informacao_saude
Asunto principal:
Oxigenación por Membrana Extracorpórea
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COVID-19
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
Asunto de la revista:
ANESTESIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article