Aerosol-scavenging isolation barrier mitigates exposure risk during endonasal procedures in coronavirus-2019

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Jun;11(6):1015-1018. doi: 10.1002/alr.22752. Epub 2020 Dec 10.

Authors

Alan D Workman^{1

2}, Benjamin S Bleier^{1

2}, Tofigh Sayahi^{1

2

3}, Kerry E Kelly³, Phillip C Song^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA.
² Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; aerosol; barrier; endonasal; isolation barrier; mask.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aerosols / isolation & purification
Aged
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 / transmission
Female
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Male
Middle Aged
Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery / instrumentation*
Otolaryngology / instrumentation
Patient Satisfaction
Personal Protective Equipment / virology
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Aerosols