Intubation of patients with SARS-CoV-2: a front line guide to minimize generation of aerosols during the procedure

Janet Silvia Aguirre Sánchez; Rafael Eduardo Herrera-Elizalde; Jesús Santiago Toledo; Cristóbal Meneses-Olguín; Manuel A Guerrero-Gutiérrez; Enrique Monares Zepeda; Leslian Mejía-Gómez; Raúl Carrillo Esper

2021, Number 2

Med Crit 2021; 35 (2)

Intubation of patients with SARS-CoV-2: a ''front line'' guide to minimize generation of aerosols during the procedure

Aguirre SJS, Herrera-Elizalde RE, Santiago TJ, Meneses-Olguín C, Guerrero-Gutiérrez MA, Monares ZE, Mejía-Gómez L, Carrillo ER

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10.35366/99532

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

The disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 virus has a high rate of contagion and transmissibility, surpassing the health systems in the world. In Mexico there are 1'771,740 positive cases, 150,273 deaths, 204,070 infections, and 2,687 of these deaths represent health personnel. Orotracheal intubation represents one of the events with the highest risk of contagion, which is why the use of personal protective equipment is imperative, as well as different attitudes to be taken during orotracheal intubation by the team.

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