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01-11-2020 | COVID-19 | Correspondence

Calculation of air change rates and post-aerosol pause times for a COVID-19 airway management enclosure

Authors: Andrew D. Milne, MD BEng MSc PEng, Matthew I. d’Entremont, BEng MS PEng, J. Adam Law, MD

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Title: Calculation of air change rates and post-aerosol pause times for a COVID-19 airway management enclosure
Authors: Andrew D. Milne, MD BEng MSc PEng
Matthew I. d’Entremont, BEng MS PEng
J. Adam Law, MD
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: COVID-19
Airway Management
Published in: Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 0832-610X
Electronic ISSN: 1496-8975
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-020-01748-8