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. 2020 Jul 1;146(7):672-674.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.1081.

Negative-Pressure Aerosol Cover for COVID-19 Tracheostomy

J Tyler Bertroche  1 , Patrik Pipkorn  1 , Paul Zolkind  1 , Craig A Buchman  1 , Jose P Zevallos  1
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Negative-Pressure Aerosol Cover for COVID-19 Tracheostomy

J Tyler Bertroche et al. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. .

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Abstract

This quality improvement study evaluates the use of a novel negative-pressure aerosol reduction cover for use during tracheostomy in a patient with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Buchman reported receiving grants from the US Department of Defense and consulting fees from Cochlear Limited, Advanced Bionics, Envoy, and IotaMotion outside the submitted work; in addition, Dr Buchman had a patent to US9,072,468B2 licensed. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. View of the Operative Field With Aerosol Reduction Cover in Place
The patient’s head is right. Visible is the position of the smoke evacuator, which creates negative pressure around the surgical field.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Aerosol Reduction Cover in Place
Note position of the laryngoscope suspension arm at the head of the bed, allowing the aerosol cover to remain suspended over the surgical field.
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