Ramírez‑Guerrero JA

Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 92-96
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ABSTRACT

The pandemic of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19 has been involved in more than 800,000 cases worldwide. There isn’t vaccine or specific treatment. As specialists in airway management, anesthesiologist are routinely exposed to patients’ respiratory secretions and are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 from infected patients. This review provides suggestions on how to minimize this risk by improved infection control.

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