Portable negative pressure environment to protect staff during aerosol-generating procedures in patients with COVID-19. Issue 1 (6th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nilson, James; Bugaev, Nikolay; Sekhar, Pavan; Hojman, Haracio; Gonzalez-Ciccarelli, Luis; Quraishi, Sadeq A
• Is Part Of: BMJ open respiratory research. Volume 7:Issue 1(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-06
• Subjects: respiratory infection -- viral infection; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Respiratory therapy -- Periodicals; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000653
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2052-4439

Abstract

Abstract : Patients with COVID-19 often need therapeutic interventions that are considered high aerosol-generating procedures. These are either being performed by healthcare providers with potentially inadequate personal protective equipment or the procedures are being delayed until patients clear their viral load. Both scenarios are suboptimal. We present a simple, cost-effective method of creating a portable negative pressure environment using equipment that is found in most hospitals to better protect healthcare providers and to facilitate more timely care for patients with COVID-19.