Strategy for Safe Bronchoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
| Autor: | Bryan Ng, Wei-Yang Lim, Calvin Koh, Pyng Lee, Chun-Kiat Lee, Jiayi Shen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) business.industry Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) respiratory system medicine.disease Endoscopy Bronchoscopy Pandemic medicine Surgery Foreign body Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Intensive care medicine business Airway Aerosolization |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 114:e29-e32 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.09.034 |
| Popis: | Aerosol generating procedures are avoided for COVID-19 patients to lower the risk of transmission to healthcare providers. However, when bronchoscopy is indicated, it remains unclear if the procedure performed under general anesthesia leads to contamination of the surroundings and if standard endoscopy reprocessing methods are effective in eradicating SARS-CoV-2. We share our experience of bronchoscopic retrieval of airway foreign body under general anesthesia in a patient tested positive for novel 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID 19). We focus on anesthesia techniques to minimise aerosolization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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