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Title: | Tracheostomy and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic | Authors: | Faris, Callum DEBEN, Kristof van Haesendonck, Gilles Laer, Carl Van Puxeddu, Roberto Verbruggen, Katia Mariën, Steven Gordts, Frans Mani, Navin Vanderveken, Olivier M. |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Source: | B-ENT (Leuven), 16 (1) , p. 63 -72 | Abstract: | delme A seGooSarY aim was to hrleflY rieReiew the.Ilteratore for tflie effectiveness Of sorRiGal rilasks N-95 an FFP r Pirators. arld ePoosvitter air rifying respirators (PAPRiis) irt reducing transmission of respiratory viral attention h Ith care wforkerils while performing trach orriyiPPeucorriimendatirtns are mainly derived from clinical case seriesEretrospective observsatt 10neaal studies rorri e SAPS 2003/2004 outbreaks or e)rperimental evidence for effectiveness for N-95/FFP-3 respirators arid PAPRs, Differences do OCCUr dLie to lack of evidence for COVID-19 as to wiiriether N-95 and FFP-3 respirators are sufficient, or PAPFZs should be recommended for tracheostomy. We would recommend adoptirig a conservative (proteptive) approaph for HOWs tearris perforrriirig tracheostornies, by routinely utilizing additional PPE such as PAPRs. Recommendations for the timing of trapheostomy also varied, however, almost all recommend a period of delay. The optimum duration of which is still u riiclear | Keywords: | Coronavirus;nosocomial infection;personal proactive equipment;tracheostomy | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/34542 | ISSN: | 1781-782X | e-ISSN: | 1781-782X | DOI: | 10.5152/B-ENT.2020.20128 | ISI #: | WOS:000541457600014 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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