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. 2020 Jul;131(1):e34-e35.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004876.

Barrier System for Airway Management of COVID-19 Patients

Sarah Brown  1 , Fiona Patrao, Shilpa Verma, Alexa Lean, Sean Flack, David Polaner
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Barrier System for Airway Management of COVID-19 Patients

Sarah Brown et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Jul.
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Use of plastic on bag barrier drape system. A, Patient lays on top of drawstring bag at shoulder level; clear drape is taped to chest. B, Flip clear drape over laryngoscopist’s arms during airway intervention. C, Extubate with drape tucked into drawstring bag to contain aerosolization. D, Dispose of clear drape in drawstring bag and cinch drawstring bag to contain contaminated head of bed space.
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