A comparison of anesthetic protective barriers for the management of COVID-19 pediatric patients.

CONCLUSIONS: A well-designed intubation box is an effective barrier against droplets and is non-inferior to no barrier in relation to intubation time.However, a box interferes with laminar flow in theatres with formal ventilation systems and may result in accumulation of aerosols if it is completely enclosed. PMID: 33280199 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33280199?dopt=Abstract

Source: Paediatric Anaesthesia - December 6, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Lee-Archer P, Boyd D, Du T, Elliott R, Graydon C, Paterson N, Morawska L Tags: Paediatr Anaesth Source Type: research