Citation:
Baker PA, Peyton J, von Ungern-Sternberg BS. What’s inside the box? Or shall we think outside the box? Paediatr Anaesth. 2020;30(7):734-6.
Abstract:
With the deadly and highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, there is global concern about the danger of contaminating healthcare workers (HCW), particularly during airway management of infected patients. In this edition of Pediatric Anesthesia, Bryant and Tobias report a laboratory study where there was up to 99.2% decrease of artificial aerosol particles measured outside compared with inside an enclosed clear intubation box using augmented gas flow (suction).
What’s inside the box? Or shall we think outside the box?
With the deadly and highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, there is global concern about the danger of contaminating healthcare workers (HCW), particularly during airway management of infected patients.