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Published on: November 7, 2020
[COVID-related ENT affections: acute management and issues of rehabilitation strategy]
Alessandro Ishii1, Antoine Reinhard1, Christian Simon1
1Service d'ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne.
Abstract:
The ENT specialist manages patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in the acute phase as well as in the long-term sequelae. Acute management includes evaluation of patients with prolonged orotracheal intubation, surgical tracheostomies and monitoring of their weaning as well as airway assessment. Long-term sequelae include olfactory disorders, upper airway damage, laryngeal damage and their functional consequences : dyspnea, dysphonia and dysphagia. ENT symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection have an impact on patients' morbidity and quality of life. We created an ENT Task Force at the CHUV to better organize medical management. This article summarizes the main points.
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