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Comment
. 2020 Jul:139:720-722.
doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.227. Epub 2020 May 7.

Letter to the Editor New Design for Aerosol Protection During Endotracheal Intubation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Era: The "Anti-Aerosol Igloo" (AAI)

Enrique Osorio-Fonseca  1 , Hugo Blanco  2 , Jorge E Alvernia  3
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Comment

Letter to the Editor New Design for Aerosol Protection During Endotracheal Intubation in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic Era: The "Anti-Aerosol Igloo" (AAI)

Enrique Osorio-Fonseca et al. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Anti-Aerosol Igloo design. Single-piece chamber for medical crew protection during endotracheal intubation and extubation.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Operating room pictures depicting the feasibility of the endotracheal intubation process using the Anti-Aerosol Igloo (AAI). (A) Dummy's head and neck after endotracheal intubation inside the AAI box. Please note that the AAI transparent box has 2 windows for the physician's arms to be introduced during endotracheal intubation. (B) Easy preoxygenation before the intubation. (C) Easy endotracheal intubation using a GlideScope. (D) Connection of the endotracheal tube to the breathing machine. (E) Easy endotracheal tube securing with tape. (F) Removal of the AAI to proceed with the surgical intervention.
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  • Barrier Enclosure during Endotracheal Intubation.
    Canelli R, Connor CW, Gonzalez M, Nozari A, Ortega R. Canelli R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 14;382(20):1957-1958. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2007589. Epub 2020 Apr 3. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID: 32243118 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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