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Comparative Study
. 2020 Jun;14(8):e01252.
doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001252.

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Different Barrier Enclosure Techniques in Protection of Healthcare Workers During Tracheal Intubation and Extubation

Mohamed Ibrahim  1 , Ejaz Khan  1 , Rovnat Babazade  2 , Michelle Simon  1 , Rakesh Vadhera  1
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Comparative Study

Comparison of the Effectiveness of Different Barrier Enclosure Techniques in Protection of Healthcare Workers During Tracheal Intubation and Extubation

Mohamed Ibrahim et al. A A Pract. 2020 Jun.

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Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has created serious challenges to anesthesiologists. As hospitalized patients' respiratory function deteriorates, many will require endotracheal intubation. Airway management of infected patients risks aerosolization of viral-loaded droplets that pose serious hazards to the anesthesiologist and all health care personnel present. The addition of an enclosure barrier during airway management minimizes the hazard by entrapping the droplets and possibly the aerosols within an enclosed space adding additional protection for health care workers. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of different barrier enclosure techniques during tracheal intubation and extubation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1.
Double drapes covering the mannequin during airway management.
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Droplets are seen enclosed within the double drapes with no spread seen out of the enclosed space.
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The Modified Aerosol Box after adding the additional plastic drape.
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Droplets are contained within the box and detected on box surfaces and the plastic drape.
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