https://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/453f727f64d5230ea5b62cd87a731470.pdf c803af00799f2fcd5e627a1b6008ad77 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Recommendations from the CSO-HNS taskforce on performance of tracheotomy during the COVID-19 pandemic Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource M Gupta, D. Côté, K. Fung, S Khalili, J Paul, D. D. Sommer, P. T. Engels, E.K. Weitzel, M. Corsten, M. A. Tewfik, N. Sne, T. F. E. Brown, K. M. Kost, I. J. Witterick Description An account of the resource Abstract Introduction The performance of tracheotomy is a common procedural request by critical care departments to the surgical services of general surgery, thoracic surgery and otolaryngology - head & neck surgery. A Canadian Society of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (CSO-HNS) task force was convened with multi-specialty involvement from otolaryngology-head & neck surgery, general surgery, critical care and anesthesiology to develop a set of recommendations for the performance of tracheotomies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Main body The tracheotomy procedure is highly aerosol generating and directly exposes the entire surgical team to the viral aerosol plume and secretions, thereby increasing the risk of transmission to healthcare providers. As such, we believe extended endotracheal intubation should be the standard of care for the entire duration of ventilation in the vast majority of patients. Pre-operative COVID-19 testing is highly recommended for any non-emergent procedure. Conclusion The set of recommendations in this document highlight the importance of avoiding tracheotomy procedures in patients who are COVID-19 positive if at all possible. Recommendations for appropriate PPE and environment are made for COVID-19 positive, negative and unknown patients requiring consideration of tracheotomy. The safety of healthcare professionals who care for ill patients and who keep critical infrastructure operating is paramount. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020 Subject The topic of the resource coronavirus, airway, tracheostomy, tracheotomy, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DOI: 10.1186/s40463-020-00414-9 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available BMC Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Surgery