Otolaryngology Practice in Covid 19 Era: A Road-Map to Safe Endoscopies

Covid-19 has changed the way medical services are being delivered all around the world. Otolaryngology as a speciality is anecdotally associated with high risk of infection. Endoscopies can be associated with aerosolization of particles due to cough or sneeze which may be induced. An overhaul of end...

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Autores principales: Muraleedharan, Manjul, Kaur, Shwinder, Arora, Kanika, Virk, Ramandeep Singh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer India 2020
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7397970/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32837946
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-02019-0
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description Covid-19 has changed the way medical services are being delivered all around the world. Otolaryngology as a speciality is anecdotally associated with high risk of infection. Endoscopies can be associated with aerosolization of particles due to cough or sneeze which may be induced. An overhaul of endoscopy and associated procedures is necessary keeping in mind the prevailing situations. This paper aims at a review of the on-going research and development of a road map for safe endoscopies—both for patients and heath care workers.
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spelling pubmed-73979702020-08-04 Otolaryngology Practice in Covid 19 Era: A Road-Map to Safe Endoscopies Muraleedharan, Manjul Kaur, Shwinder Arora, Kanika Virk, Ramandeep Singh Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Brief Communication Covid-19 has changed the way medical services are being delivered all around the world. Otolaryngology as a speciality is anecdotally associated with high risk of infection. Endoscopies can be associated with aerosolization of particles due to cough or sneeze which may be induced. An overhaul of endoscopy and associated procedures is necessary keeping in mind the prevailing situations. This paper aims at a review of the on-going research and development of a road map for safe endoscopies—both for patients and heath care workers. Springer India 2020-08-03 2021-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7397970/ /pubmed/32837946 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-02019-0 Text en © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2020
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7397970/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-02019-0
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