THE ROLE OF TRACHEOTOMY IN WEANING FROM MECHANICAL VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19


Aydemir L., Kara H., Sen C., Orhan K. S., Keles Turel M. N.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.84, no.3, pp.307-310, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

Abstract

Objective: Significant numbers of COVID-19 patients require invasive mechanical ventilation support during their treatment. Prolonged mechanical ventilation causes a tracheotomy need in some of those patients.