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Review
. 2020 Nov;130(11):2537-2543.
doi: 10.1002/lary.28672. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

COVID-19 and the Otolaryngologist: Preliminary Evidence-Based Review

Neelaysh Vukkadala  1 , Z Jason Qian  1 , F Christopher Holsinger  1 , Zara M Patel  1 , Eben Rosenthal  1
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COVID-19 and the Otolaryngologist: Preliminary Evidence-Based Review

Neelaysh Vukkadala et al. Laryngoscope. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has rapidly swept across the world since its identification in December 2019. Otolaryngologists are at unique risk due to the close contact with mucus membranes of the upper respiratory tract and have been among the most affected healthcare workers in Wuhan, China. We present information on COVID-19 management relevant to otolaryngologists on the frontlines of this pandemic and provide preliminary guidance based on practices implemented in China and other countries and practical strategies deployed at Stanford University. Laryngoscope, 130:2537-2543, 2020.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; clinical practice guidelines; evidence-based medicine; infectious disease.

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