Appearance and management of COVID-19 laryngo-tracheitis: two case reports [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Appearance and management of COVID-19 laryngo-tracheitis: two case reports [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Charles Matthew Oliver, Marta Campbell, Oma Dulan, Nick Hamilton, Martin Birchall

We present two cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related laryngotracheitis in good-prognosis, ventilated patients who had failed extubation. As the pandemic continues to unfold across the globe and better management of those with respiratory failure develops, this may be an increasingly common scenario. Close ENT-intensivist liaison, meticulous team preparation, early consideration of rigid endoscopy and prospective data collection and case sharing are recommended.

2020

10.12688/f1000research.23204.2

Biotemas

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Science, Medicine