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. 2020 Sep;31(6):e644-e649.
doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006798.

Overview of Upper Airway Management During COVID-19 Outbreak: Head and Neck Surgeon's Perspective

Ahmad Al Omari  1 , Ra'ed Al-Ashqar  1 , Amjad Nuseir  1 , Hassan Al Balas  2 , Hadeel Allan  3 , Yazan Kanaan  1 , Firas Alzoubi  1
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Overview of Upper Airway Management During COVID-19 Outbreak: Head and Neck Surgeon's Perspective

Ahmad Al Omari et al. J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

At the end of December, 2019, a new virus was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 appeared in Wuhan, China, and the disease caused is called as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by World Health Organization, which to date having infected more than 3,588,773 people worldwide, as well as causing 247,503 deaths. A human to human transmission is thought to be predominantly by droplet spread, and direct contact with the patient or contaminated surfaces. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview as well as to highlight essential evidence-based guidelines for how head and neck surgeon and healthcare providers need to take into consideration during their management of the upper airway during the COVID-19 pandemic safely and effectively to avoid the spread of the virus to the health provider.

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