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      The COVID TIDE Approach: A Protocol for Safe Tracheostomy Practice in COVID Patients

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          We all are aware of COVID 19 pandemic. As the numbers are increasing, the critical care demand is also increasing. Tracheostomy is one of the commonest procedures which has been performed on COVID positive ventilated patients. It is important to understand and follow the utmost safe practices for the patient and the health care workers for such aerosol generating procedures. The aim of this study is to identify the lacunae in tracheostomy practices during this COVID times and suggest a systematic approach for the safe practices. An online questionnaire survey-based study was performed in September 2020. The target population was practicing otolaryngologists of India with various years of experience. The aim of the study was to evaluate the lacunae in tracheostomy safe practices and to create a systematic approach for the safety of health care workers. Data compilation and analysis was done by using Microsoft Excel. A systematic COVID TIDE tracheostomy safe practices approach was designed after reviewing various tracheostomy guidelines and recommendations. Total 114 otolaryngologists responded with a complete survey report. 72.2% responders were not up to date with their knowledge of tracheostomy safe practices. 79.8% were not performing this procedure in a negative pressure room. 15.8% were not aware of the personal protective equipment level they are using. Only 56.1% survey responders were holding the ventilation before tracheal incision. Overall, 94.7% responders were keen to know about the safe approach of tracheostomy in COVID positive patients. Tracheostomy is an aerosol generating procedure, lacunae in the knowledge can cause major risk to health care professionals. Finally, in such crises, consideration should be taken for simulation exercises, dedicated airway teams and a systematic COVID TIDE approach to improve the safety of the staff and patients.

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          Aerosol Generating Procedures and Risk of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections to Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review

          Khai Tran, Karen Cimon, Melissa Severn … (2012)
          Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) may expose health care workers (HCWs) to pathogens causing acute respiratory infections (ARIs), but the risk of transmission of ARIs from AGPs is not fully known. We sought to determine the clinical evidence for the risk of transmission of ARIs to HCWs caring for patients undergoing AGPs compared with the risk of transmission to HCWs caring for patients not undergoing AGPs. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, University of York CRD databases, EuroScan, LILACS, Indian Medlars, Index Medicus for SE Asia, international health technology agencies and the Internet in all languages for articles from 01/01/1990 to 22/10/2010. Independent reviewers screened abstracts using pre-defined criteria, obtained full-text articles, selected relevant studies, and abstracted data. Disagreements were resolved by consensus. The outcome of interest was risk of ARI transmission. The quality of evidence was rated using the GRADE system. We identified 5 case-control and 5 retrospective cohort studies which evaluated transmission of SARS to HCWs. Procedures reported to present an increased risk of transmission included [n; pooled OR(95%CI)] tracheal intubation [n = 4 cohort; 6.6 (2.3, 18.9), and n = 4 case-control; 6.6 (4.1, 10.6)], non-invasive ventilation [n = 2 cohort; OR 3.1(1.4, 6.8)], tracheotomy [n = 1 case-control; 4.2 (1.5, 11.5)] and manual ventilation before intubation [n = 1 cohort; OR 2.8 (1.3, 6.4)]. Other intubation associated procedures, endotracheal aspiration, suction of body fluids, bronchoscopy, nebulizer treatment, administration of O2, high flow O2, manipulation of O2 mask or BiPAP mask, defibrillation, chest compressions, insertion of nasogastric tube, and collection of sputum were not significant. Our findings suggest that some procedures potentially capable of generating aerosols have been associated with increased risk of SARS transmission to HCWs or were a risk factor for transmission, with the most consistent association across multiple studies identified with tracheal intubation.
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            Practical recommendations for critical care and anesthesiology teams caring for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) patients

            Randy Wax, Michael D Christian (2020)
            A global health emergency has been declared by the World Health Organization as the 2019-nCoV outbreak spreads across the world, with confirmed patients in Canada. Patients infected with 2019-nCoV are at risk for developing respiratory failure and requiring admission to critical care units. While providing optimal treatment for these patients, careful execution of infection control measures is necessary to prevent nosocomial transmission to other patients and to healthcare workers providing care. Although the exact mechanisms of transmission are currently unclear, human-to-human transmission can occur, and the risk of airborne spread during aerosol-generating medical procedures remains a concern in specific circumstances. This paper summarizes important considerations regarding patient screening, environmental controls, personal protective equipment, resuscitation measures (including intubation), and critical care unit operations planning as we prepare for the possibility of new imported cases or local outbreaks of 2019-nCoV. Although understanding of the 2019-nCoV virus is evolving, lessons learned from prior infectious disease challenges such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome will hopefully improve our state of readiness regardless of the number of cases we eventually manage in Canada.
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              Recommendation of a practical guideline for safe tracheostomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

              Arunjit Takhar, Abigail Walker, Stephen Tricklebank … (2020)
              Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic is placing unprecedented demand upon critical care services for invasive mechanical ventilation. There is current uncertainty regarding the role of tracheostomy for weaning ventilated patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. This is due to a number of factors including prognosis, optimal healthcare resource utilisation, and safety of healthcare workers when performing such a high-risk aerosol-generating procedure. Methods Literature review and proposed practical guideline based on the experience of a tertiary healthcare institution with 195 critical care admissions for COVID-19 up until 4th April 2020. Results A synthesis of the current international literature and reported experience is presented with respect to prognosis, viral load and staff safety, thus leading to a pragmatic recommendation that tracheostomy is not performed until at least 14 days after endotracheal intubation in COVID-19 patients. Practical steps to minimise aerosol generation in percutaneous tracheostomy are outlined and we describe the process and framework for setting up a dedicated tracheostomy team. Conclusion In selected COVID-19 patients, there is a role for tracheostomy to aid in weaning and optimise healthcare resource utilisation. Both percutaneous and open techniques can be performed safely with careful modifications to technique and appropriate enhanced personal protective equipment. ORL-HNS surgeons can play a valuable role in forming tracheostomy teams to support critical care teams during this global pandemic.
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                Contributors
                Deepa Shivnani:
                ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-2065
                deepa.shivnani14@gmail.com
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
                Title: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
                Publisher: Springer India (New Delhi )
                ISSN (Print): 2231-3796
                ISSN (Electronic): 0973-7707
                Publication date (Electronic): 18 January 2021
                Pages: 1-10
                Affiliations
                [1 ]GRID grid.416383.b, ISNI 0000 0004 1768 4525, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Children’s Airway and Swallowing Center, , Manipal Hospital, ; Bengaluru, Karnataka India
                [2 ]Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS, Nagpur, India
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                http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2772-2065
                Article
                Publisher ID: 2370
                DOI: 10.1007/s12070-021-02370-w
                PMC ID: 7813173
                SO-VID: c8a90a5a-08d5-4043-afd9-e55ad946cb98
                Copyright © © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021
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                This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.

                History
                Date received : 21 October 2020
                Date accepted : 4 January 2021
                Categories
                Subject: Original Article

                Keywords: airway,covid,safe practice,tracheostomy,viral filters
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                Keywords: airway, covid, safe practice, tracheostomy, viral filters

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