Assessment of the Harms and Potential Benefits of Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients: Narrative Review of Outcomes and Recommendations

Overview

Journal Am J Otolaryngol

Specialty Otorhinolaryngology

Date 2021 Mar 17

PMID 33730594

Citations 7

Authors

Ahmad Al Omari

Raed Al-Ashqar

Rasha Alabd Alrhman

Amjad Nuseir

Hadeel Allan

Firas Alzoubi

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