SH.M. ISMAGILOV¹, M.N. GILYALOV^{1, 2}, L.I. SALIMOV¹, D.I. LARIONOVA², I.A. MUSLIMOV²

 ¹Kazan State Medical University, Kazan

²Republic Clinical Hospital, Kazan

 Contact details:

Ismagilov Sh.M. — PhD (medicine), Associate Professor of the Otolaryngology Department

Address: 49 Butlerov St., Kazan, Russian Federation, 420012, tel.: +7 (843) 236-06-52, e-mail: ism_sh63@mail.ru

The article presents the results of performing tracheostomies in the Intensive Care Unit of Тemporary Hospital for Infectious Diseases of the Republican Clinical Hospital of the Republic of Tatarstan. Tracheal surgery is one of the most common in intensive care units. The indication for tracheostomy is to perform mechanical ventilation during 3 to 5 days, and in some cases, at an earlier date. Indications for tracheostomy in patients with COVID-19 infection include the need for access to the lower respiratory tract and the need for prolonged mechanical ventilation of the lungs. This indication is consistent with the clinical recommendations.

Key words: COVID-19, reanimation and intensive care, tracheostomy, otorhinolaryngology.

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