“Hot Zones” for Otolaryngologists: Assessing the geographic distribution of aerosol-generating procedures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic

Given high COVID-19 viral load and aerosolization in the head and neck, otolaryngologists are subject to uniquely elevated viral exposure in most of their inpatient and outpatient procedures and interventions. While elective activity has halted across the board nationally, the slow plateau of COVID-...

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Published in:	American journal of otolaryngology Vol. 41; no. 4; p. 102550
Main Authors:	Quereshy, Humzah A., Jella, Tarun K., Ruthberg, Jeremy S., Kocharyan, Armine, D'Anza, Brian, Maronian, Nicole, Otteson, Todd D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2020 Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Aerosol-generating procedures Aerosols Betacoronavirus Clinical decision making Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control Coronavirus Infections - transmission Coronaviruses COVID-19 Decision making Diagnostic systems Disease transmission Endoscopy Exposure Geographic Mapping Geographical distribution Government programs Head and neck High-risk Hospitals Humans Laryngoscopy Medical instruments Medical supplies Medicare Nosocomial transmission Ostomy Otolaryngology Pandemics Pandemics - prevention & control Patients Personal protective equipment Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control Pneumonia, Viral - transmission Population density Resource allocation Risk levels SARS-CoV-2 Surgery Surgical outcomes Viral Load New York Detroit Michigan United States > US COVID-19 Nosocomial transmission Otolaryngology Aerosol-generating procedures High-risk
ISSN:	0196-0709, 1532-818X, 1532-818X
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