Airborne Aerosol Generation During Endonasal Procedures in the Era of COVID-19: Risks and Recommendations

• Published in: Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery Vol. 163; no. 3; pp. 465 - 470
• Main Authors: Workman, Alan D., Jafari, Aria, Welling, D. Bradley, Varvares, Mark A., Gray, Stacey T., Holbrook, Eric H., Scangas, George A., Xiao, Roy, Carter, Bob S., Curry, William T., Bleier, Benjamin S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.09.2020
• Subjects: aerosolization; Aerosols - adverse effects; aerosol‐generating procedure; aerosol‐generating surgery; airborne; Betacoronavirus; Cadaver; Coronavirus Infections - transmission; COVID-19; Endoscopy; Humans; nasal endoscopy; Nose - virology; Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; Pandemics; Particle Size; Personal Protective Equipment; Pneumonia, Viral - transmission; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; airborne; aerosolization; endoscopy; aerosol-generating procedure; nasal endoscopy; aerosol-generating surgery
• ISSN: 0194-5998; 1097-6817
• DOI: 10.1177/0194599820931805

Objective In the era of SARS-CoV-2, the risk of infectious airborne aerosol generation during otolaryngologic procedures has been an area of increasing concern. The objective of this investigation was to quantify airborne aerosol production under clinical and surgical conditions and examine efficacy...