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Comment
. 2020 Oct:65:109931.
doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109931. Epub 2020 May 26.

Transference of COVID-19 patient in hospitals - A crucial phase

Indu Kapoor  1 , Hemanshu Prabhakar  2 , Charu Mahajan  2
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Comment

Transference of COVID-19 patient in hospitals - A crucial phase

Indu Kapoor et al. J Clin Anesth. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

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    COVID-19 virus is primarily transmitted between humans through respiratory droplets and contact routes.

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    Transportation of COVID-19 patient carries very high transmission risk to personals involved.

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    Worldwide, clinicians are using many measures that can be executed easily to prevent aerosol exposure.

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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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