Open AccessBarrier Devices, Intubation, and Aerosol Mitigation Strategies: Personal Protective Equipment in the Time of Coronavirus Disease 2019
Author(s) -
Eric A. Fried,
G.T. Zhou,
Ronak Shah,
Da Wi Shin,
Anjan Shah,
Daniel Katz,
Garrett Burnett
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000005249
Subject(s) - aerosol , intubation , covid-19 , environmental science , aerosolization , personal protective equipment , medicine , meteorology , anesthesia , inhalation , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , physics
Numerous barrier devices have recently been developed and rapidly deployed worldwide in an effort to protect health care workers (HCWs) from exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during high-risk procedures. However, only a few studies have examined their impact on the dispersion of droplets and aerosols, which are both thought to be significant contributors to the spread of COVID-19.