Reducing transmission of COVID-19 using a continuous negative pressure operative field barrier during oral maxillofacial surgery

Reducing transmission of COVID-19 using a continuous negative pressure operative field barrier during oral maxillofacial surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgery in patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, presents a high risk of exposure and cross contamination to the operative room personnel. We designed, simulated and implemented a continue negative pressure operative field barrier to provide an additional layer of pro...

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Main Authors: Luis F. Gonzalez-Ciccarelli, MD, James Nilson, MD PhD, Daniel Oreadi, DMD, Dimitrios Fakitsas, DMD, Pavan Sekhar, MD, Sadeq A. Quraishi, MD MHA MMSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Oral maxillofacial surgery
Continuous negative pressure
Operative field barrier
Aerosolization
Droplets
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214541920300213

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