Intubation of COVID patients: always a risky business?

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C J Mullington et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;76 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):3-4.

doi: 10.1111/anae.15196. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

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Tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19: global risks.
El-Boghdadly K, Wong DJN, Johnstone C, Ahmad I; intubateCOVID collaborators. El-Boghdadly K, et al. Anaesthesia. 2021 Mar;76 Suppl 3(Suppl 3):4-5. doi: 10.1111/anae.15205. Epub 2020 Jul 12. Anaesthesia. 2021. PMID: 32654131 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study.
El-Boghdadly K, Wong DJN, Owen R, Neuman MD, Pocock S, Carlisle JB, Johnstone C, Andruszkiewicz P, Baker PA, Biccard BM, Bryson GL, Chan MTV, Cheng MH, Chin KJ, Coburn M, Jonsson Fagerlund M, Myatra SN, Myles PS, O'Sullivan E, Pasin L, Shamim F, van Klei WA, Ahmad I. El-Boghdadly K, et al. Anaesthesia. 2020 Nov;75(11):1437-1447. doi: 10.1111/anae.15170. Epub 2020 Jul 9. Anaesthesia. 2020. PMID: 32516833 Free PMC article.

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