COVID-19: An otolaryngological perspective.
J Pak Med Assoc
; 70(Suppl 3)(5): S87-S94, 2020 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-609375
ABSTRACT
Otolaryngologists around the world are amongst the front-line fighters against the pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As knowledge about the disease epidemiology and clinical profile is rapidly evolving, we are still not sure about many different aspects of the disease transmission and presentation. Otolaryngologists regularly deal with the upper aerodigestive tract, which is the portal of transmission and site of multiplication of the virus. There is a substantial risk of getting infected and transmitting the disease further. We discuss the various recommendations pertaining to the emergency and elective procedures in otolaryngology, and head and neck surgeries in these difficult times, so as to sensitise the clinicians while dealing with such cases, till the pandemic is under control and things get back to normal.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Otolaryngologists
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Pak Med Assoc
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
JPMA.17
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