Bronchoscopy and Tracheostomy During COVID-19: Take-home Messages From the Expert Panel Reports
CHEST Pulse - A podcast by American College of Chest Physicians
In conjunction with interventional pulmonology societies, CHEST has developed and published two expert panel reports outlining strategies for performing bronchoscopy and tracheostomy during COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, experts address questions regarding indications, the role of preprocedure testing, optimal timing, location and techniques for minimizing the risk of infection to health care workers. (Originally recorded June 18, 2020) Moderator: Septimiu D. Murgu, MD, FCCP Panelists: Raed H. Alalawi, MD, FCCP; Luis F. Angel, MD, FCCP; A. Christine Argento, MD, FCCP; and Carla R. Lamb, MD, FCCP For more tools to help in the fight against COVID-19, visit CHEST’s COVID-19 Resource Center at chestnet.org/COVID19.
