Emergent procedures for oropharyngeal bleeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: Protection of medical staff

Dong-Hyun Lee; Subin Kim; Ji-Sun Kim; Byung Guk Kim; Ki-Hong Chang; Jun-Ook Park

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102583

Emergent procedures for oropharyngeal bleeding during the COVID-19 pandemic: Protection of medical staff

Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 Sep-Oct;41(5):102583. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102583. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Authors

Dong-Hyun Lee¹, Subin Kim¹, Ji-Sun Kim¹, Byung Guk Kim¹, Ki-Hong Chang¹, Jun-Ook Park²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: junook2000@catholic.ac.kr.

Abstract

During an ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, controlling the oropharyngeal bleeding, such as post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage, with cauterization is considered a very vulnerable procedure for medical staff because of high probability of exposure to aerosolized secretion. The authors aimed to introduce an appropriate treatment protocol for oropharyngeal bleeding that provides first aid to patients while protecting medical staff at high-risk of infection such as COVID-19.

Keywords: Bleeding; COVID-19; Hemorrhage; Novel coronavirus; Oropharynx; Tonsillectomy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Postoperative Hemorrhage / etiology
Postoperative Hemorrhage / therapy*
SARS-CoV-2
Tonsillectomy / adverse effects*