Non-intubated Thoracoscopic Surgery to Minimize Contamination From Airway Secretions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal
Frontiers in surgery
Journal Volume
9
Date Issued
2022
Abstract
General anesthesia and tracheal intubation potentially pose a high risk to health care workers (HCWs) managing surgical patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Non-intubated anesthesia is a rational way of managing patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery that avoids tracheal intubation and minimizes the aerosols generated during airway instrumentation. The purpose of this study was to determine whether non-intubated anesthesia in combination with a face mask is safe and feasible in patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery.
Subjects
coronavirus disease (COVID-19); non-intubated thoracic surgery; personal protective equipment (PPE); thoracic surgery; video-assisted thoracic surgery
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Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Type
journal article