Personal protective equipment for ENT activity during COVID-19 pandemic
| Autor: | Paolo Farneti, Filippo Sorace, Ignazio Tasca |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Examination chair
medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pneumonia Viral education ENT examination Betacoronavirus 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine risk of contamination Personal protective equipment SAFER Nose Diseases Pandemic otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Ear Diseases 030223 otorhinolaryngology Protective devices Pandemics Headlight Endoscopic nasopharyngoscopy SARS-CoV-2 business.industry COVID-19 Pharyngeal Diseases General Medicine medicine.disease Outpatient visits ENT endoscopy Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Patient examination Medical emergency How I do it Coronavirus Infections business |
| Zdroj: | European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology |
| ISSN: | 1434-4726 0937-4477 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00405-020-06177-3 |
| Popis: | Background In the COVID-19 era physicians have to face with need to perform office procedures maintaining the maximum safety for both the patient and the Doctor himself. The purpose of this paper was to suggest some equipment useful to perform outpatient visits in an ENT setting. Methods A simple modification of the standard headlight used during an ENT visit provides the operator a better face protection without any impairment in vision and comfort. In addition, in order to perform a safer ENT examination, a droplet protective barrier has been adapted to the patient's chair. Results Both the devices have been texted with success during a period of 2 months in our ENT clinic. No cases of contamination have been registered among physicians. Conclusion A simple modification to a device used in the routine ENT activity implemented its protective efficacy with low costs. On the other hand, a more structured tool permitted to obtain a more protected environment during patient examination. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s00405-020-06177-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. |
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