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. 2020 Sep;125(3):e292-e293.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 May 13.

Protecting staff and patients during airway management in the COVID-19 pandemic: are intubation boxes safe?

Carla L Gould  1 , Peter D G Alexander  1 , Claire N Allen  1 , Brendan A McGrath  1 , Clifford L Shelton  2
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Protecting staff and patients during airway management in the COVID-19 pandemic: are intubation boxes safe?

Carla L Gould et al. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Sep.
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Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; airway management; infection prevention; personal protective equipment; tracheal intubation.

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Use of a gum-elastic bougie and McGrath videolaryngoscope (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN, USA) with an intubation box for simulated intubation.
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