Safe management of laryngectomized patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

Oral Oncol. 2020 Aug:107:104742. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104742. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Authors

Giampiero Parrinello¹, Francesco Missale², Claudio Sampieri¹, Andrea Luigi Camillo Carobbio¹, Giorgio Peretti¹

Affiliations

¹ IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics (DISC), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
² IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID19; HME; Head and neck cancer; Laryngectomy; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Head and Neck Neoplasms / complications
Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
Health Personnel / standards
Humans
Infection Control / instrumentation
Infection Control / standards*
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / prevention & control
Laryngectomy / adverse effects*
Laryngectomy / standards
Mouth Mucosa / virology
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Personal Protective Equipment / standards
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
SARS-CoV-2
Tracheostomy / adverse effects
Tracheostomy / standards