Timing to perform bed-side surgical tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit

Santosh Kumar Swain¹, Ishwar Chandra Behera², Pragnya Paramita Jena^3
1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
² Department of Neurosciences (Neuro.Critical Care), IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
³ Department of Microbiology, IMS and SUM hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Correspondence Address:
Santosh Kumar Swain
Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Siksha “O” Anusandhan University, K8, Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneswar 751 003, Odisha
India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None

DOI: 10.4103/jcsr.jcsr_41_21