A Portable Negative Airflow Box to Control Exposure for Aerosol-Generating Procedures During Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

SINCE the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic,1 several articles have demonstrated the high risk of exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 that healthcare personnel face when involved in aerosol-generating procedures. Bag-mask ventilation, tracheal intubation, and extubation represent risky procedures for anesthesiologists because of the exposure to a higher concentration of aerosols, possibly because of the greater viral load of this virus in the upper airway secretions.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research