Open AccessMinimizing the Risk of Aerosol Contamination During Elective Lung Resection Surgery
Author(s) -
George Rakovich,
Robert Urbanowicz,
Rami Issa,
Han Ting Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000004087
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , perioperative , cardiothoracic surgery , isolation (microbiology) , elective surgery , surgery , intubation , general surgery , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , paleontology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
In the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, the conduct of elective cancer surgery has become an issue because of the need to balance the requirement to treat patients with the possibility of transmission of the virus by asymptomatic carriers. A particular concern is the potential for viral transmission by way of aerosol which may be generated during perioperative care. There are currently no guidelines for the conduct of elective lung resection surgery in this context.