Overview of Upper Airway Management During COVID-19 Outbreak: Head and Neck Surgeon's Perspective.
J Craniofac Surg
; 31(6): e644-e649, 2020 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1052245
ABSTRACT
At the end of December, 2019, a new virus was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 appeared in Wuhan, China, and the disease caused is called as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by World Health Organization, which to date having infected more than 3,588,773 people worldwide, as well as causing 247,503 deaths. A human to human transmission is thought to be predominantly by droplet spread, and direct contact with the patient or contaminated surfaces. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview as well as to highlight essential evidence-based guidelines for how head and neck surgeon and healthcare providers need to take into consideration during their management of the upper airway during the COVID-19 pandemic safely and effectively to avoid the spread of the virus to the health provider.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Airway Management
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
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Head
/
Neck
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Craniofac Surg
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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