Abstract
Type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requires emergency intervention and laser is an established modality of treatment. Laser treatment for ROP under topical anesthesia can be considered as an aerosol-generating procedure due to crying that puts health care workers at high risk of COVID-19 transmission. Aerosol containment box (ACB) is known to minimize aerosol transmission and there are reports of ROP laser done through incubator. Combining these two ideas, we describe a new application of ACB with suction for laser treatment of ROP thereby, reducing risk to health care team without compromising timely effective, and safe treatment for ROP.
Keywords: Aerosol containment box; aerosol-generating procedure; laser for retinopathy of prematurity; reduction of aerosol transmission; retinopathy of prematurity.
【저자키워드】 aerosol-generating procedure, Aerosol containment box, laser for retinopathy of prematurity, reduction of aerosol transmission, retinopathy of prematurity, 【초록키워드】 Treatment, Health care, health care workers, risk, Intervention, Transmission, aerosol, aerosol-generating procedure, aerosol transmission, Health, Health care worker, Care, Prematurity, retinopathy, suction, COVID-19 transmission, Safe, high risk, Laser, laser treatment, retinopathy of prematurity, reduction, topical anesthesia, crying, incubator, effective, reducing, Type, 【제목키워드】 Treatment, COVID-19 pandemic, aerosol,