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01-07-2020 | Laryngoscopy | Innovative Surgical Techniques Around the World

Aerosol box, An Operating Room Security Measure in COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Francisco Alberto Leyva Moraga, Eduardo Leyva Moraga, Fernando Leyva Moraga, Abelardo Juanz González, Jesús Martín Ibarra Celaya, Jesús Antonio Ocejo Gallegos, Jorge Arturo Barreras Espinoza

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 7/2020

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Intubating and extubating patients in the operating room represents a high risk of exposure to aerosol droplets. Personal protective equipment must be utilized to protect surgical staff during the current COVID-19 outbreak. As the availability of protective gear diminishes in many healthcare settings, new reusable equipment is urgently needed. This situation prompted us to implement a new improvised barrier, denominated “Aerosol Box” (AB). …

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Title: Aerosol box, An Operating Room Security Measure in COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Francisco Alberto Leyva Moraga
Eduardo Leyva Moraga
Fernando Leyva Moraga
Abelardo Juanz González
Jesús Martín Ibarra Celaya
Jesús Antonio Ocejo Gallegos
Jorge Arturo Barreras Espinoza
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy
COVID-19
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-020-05542-x

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