Strategy for Safe Bronchoscopy During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 114(1): e29-e32, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1471884
ABSTRACT
Aerosol-generating procedures are avoided for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to lower the risk of transmission to health care providers. However, when bronchoscopy is indicated, it remains unclear whether the procedure performed while the patient is under general anesthesia leads to contamination of the surroundings and whether standard endoscopy reprocessing methods are effective in eradicating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. This report describes a case of bronchoscopic retrieval of a foreign body in the airway of a patient under general anesthesia who tested positive for COVID-19. The report focuses on anesthesia techniques to minimize aerosolization.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann Thorac Surg
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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