Are tracheal intubation and extubation aerosol-generating procedures?

Anaesthesia. 2021 Feb;76(2):151-155. doi: 10.1111/anae.15328. Epub 2020 Dec 4.

Authors

C C Nestor¹, S Wang², M G Irwin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; airborne; contact; coronavirus; droplet; extubation; intubation; personal protective equipment.

Publication types

Editorial
Comment

MeSH terms

Aerosols
Airway Extubation*
Family Characteristics
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Personal Protective Equipment*

Substances

Aerosols