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cord-314736-jqgyln7b	George, Ciju K.	Emergency tracheostomy during COVID 19 Pandemic in a head and neck surgical oncology unit	2020-05-08		.txt	text/plain	1045	55	51	Tracheostomy is a lifesaving surgical procedure in patients with severe upper airway compromise. Eleven patients have so far presented to the Emergency Room of the Regional Cancer Centre Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India, with airway compromise due to cancer-related stridor during the lockdown period of COVID 19 pandemic. In an oncology setting, emergency tracheostomy for stridor very often presents at its most critical state during the COVID-19 pandemic season, and it is our commitment that no patients should die of surgically correctable air hunger.  Adequate personal protection, rapid restoration of the airway with the minimum aerosol generation, and prevention of COVID 19 dissemination are keys to the success of Emergency Tracheostomy during the Pandemic.  Adequate personal protection, rapid restoration of the airway with the minimum aerosol generation, and prevention of COVID 19 dissemination are keys to the success of Emergency Tracheostomy during the Pandemic.	./cache/cord-314736-jqgyln7b.txt	./txt/cord-314736-jqgyln7b.txt