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. 2020 Sep;131(3):e175-e178.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005063.

COVID-19: Epidemiological Factors During Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures

Ban C H Tsui  1 , Aaron Deng, Stephanie Pan
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COVID-19: Epidemiological Factors During Aerosol-Generating Medical Procedures

Ban C H Tsui et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Sep.
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Epidemiological triad. A, The interrelationship of the 3 components: agent, environment, and host. B, The interrupting factors characterized into 3 scenarios: community, hospital, and AGMPs. AGMP indicates aerosol-generating medical procedure; AIIR, airborne infection isolation room; COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; HCW, health care worker; OR, xxx; PAPR, powered air purifying respirator; PPE, personal protective equipment; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; UVGI, xxx.
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