How to avoid nosocomial spread during tracheostomy for COVID-19 patients

Head Neck. 2020 Jun;42(6):1280-1281. doi: 10.1002/hed.26167. Epub 2020 Apr 27.

Authors

Hongjun Xiao¹, Yi Zhong¹, Xiaomeng Zhang¹, Fucheng Cai¹, Mark A Varvares²

Affiliations

¹ Wuhan Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
² Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
SARS-CoV-2
Tracheostomy / methods*