Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious virus transmitted by inhalation of infected matter containing live virus or by exposure from contaminated surfaces. Aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) create an increased risk of airborne transmission of infection. Tracheal extubation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a risky AGP procedure owing to the proximity of the staff members to the patients’ mouths and the exposure to airway secretions. We describe the use of a disposable openable mask (Janus Mask, Biomedical Srl, Florence, Italy) that might limit aerosol generation in the periextubation phase of COVID-19 cardiac surgical patients.
【초록키워드】 COVID-19, coronavirus disease, SARS-CoV-2, intensive care, Infection, Transmission, surgical, Italy, ICU, airway, AGP, Aerosol generation, Mask, Patient, patients, Live virus, Coronavirus-2, Infectious virus, acute respiratory syndrome, increased risk, janus, contaminated surfaces, Florence, limit, transmitted, the patient, 【제목키워드】 extubation, respiratory, exhalation, Preventing, Sery,