Portable negative pressure environment to protect staff during aerosol-generating procedures in patients with COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000653
Abstract: Patients with COVID-19 often need therapeutic interventions that are considered high aerosol-generating procedures. These are either being performed by healthcare providers with potentially inadequate personal protective equipment or the procedures are being delayed until patients… read more here.
Keywords: pressure environment; aerosol generating; portable negative; negative pressure ... See more keywords
The Use of Modified Snorkel Masks as Personal Protective Equipment During Aerosol-Generating Procedures: COVID-19 Necessity
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DOI: 10.1177/15533506211003528
Abstract: Background: The available personal protective equipment (PPE) is insufficient to provide adequate protection during high-risk aerosol-generating procedures, and their shortage was reported. The full-face snorkel masks were modified to be used as PPE. However, little… read more here.
Keywords: snorkel masks; personal protective; aerosol generating; modified snorkel ... See more keywords
Adherence with standard guidelines among doctors involved in aerosol generating procedures to control COVID-19 transmission
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DOI: 10.12669/pjms.39.4.3971
Abstract: Objectives: To review the strategies for controlling COVID-19 transmission among doctors involved in aerosol generating procedures. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad from September to November 2020, using… read more here.
Keywords: involved aerosol; doctors involved; aerosol generating; covid transmission ... See more keywords
Nosocomial Transmission of Emerging Viruses via Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures
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DOI: 10.3390/v11100940
Abstract: Recent nosocomial transmission events of emerging and re-emerging viruses, including Ebola virus, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, Nipah virus, and Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever orthonairovirus, have highlighted the risk of nosocomial transmission of emerging viruses in… read more here.
Keywords: medical procedures; nosocomial transmission; emerging viruses; aerosol generating ... See more keywords