• Head & neck · Jul 2020

    Tracheostomy time-out: New safety tool in the setting of COVID-19.

    • Harish Dharmarajan and Carl H Snyderman.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
    • Head Neck. 2020 Jul 1; 42 (7): 1397-1402.

    AbstractTracheostomy procedures have a high risk of aerosol generation. Airway providers have reflected on ways to mitigate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission risks when approaching a surgical airway. To standardize institutional safety measures with tracheostomy, we advocate using a dedicated tracheostomy time-out applicable to all patients including those suspected of having COVID-19. The aim of the tracheostomy time-out is to reduce preventable errors that may increase the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2.© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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