Portable negative pressure environment to protect staff during aerosol-generating procedures in patients with COVID-19.
BMJ Open Respir Res
; 7(1)2020 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-835494
ABSTRACT
Patients with COVID-19 often need therapeutic interventions that are considered high aerosol-generating procedures. These are either being performed by healthcare providers with potentially inadequate personal protective equipment or the procedures are being delayed until patients clear their viral load. Both scenarios are suboptimal. We present a simple, cost-effective method of creating a portable negative pressure environment using equipment that is found in most hospitals to better protect healthcare providers and to facilitate more timely care for patients with COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Operating Rooms
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Occupational Exposure
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Coronavirus Infections
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Surgical Drapes
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bmjresp-2020-000653
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