Open AccessDroplet and Aerosol Generation With Mastoidectomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Baseline Risk and Mitigation Measures With a High-performance Cascade Impactor
Author(s) -
Monika E. Freiser,
Harish Dharmarajan,
Devi Sai Sri Kavya Boorgu,
Edward S. Sim,
Timothy E. Corcoran,
Noel Jabbour,
Helena Maria Scherlowski Leal David
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
otology and neurotology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1537-4505
pISSN - 1531-7129
DOI - 10.1097/mao.0000000000002987
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pandemic , cascade impactor , baseline (sea) , cascade , aerosol , virology , meteorology , outbreak , physics , oceanography , chemistry , disease , chromatography , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geology
Aerosols are generated during mastoidectomy and mitigation strategies may effectively reduce aerosol spread.