• Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. · Jul 2020

    Practical insights for paediatric otolaryngology surgical cases and performing microlaryngobronchoscopy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    • Claire Frauenfelder, Colin Butler, Ben Hartley, Lesley Cochrane, Chris Jephson, Robert Nash, Richard Hewitt, David Albert, Michelle Wyatt, and Andrew Hall.
    • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, UK; University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
    • Int. J. Pediatr. Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Jul 1; 134: 110030.

    AbstractPaediatric otolaryngology practice involves examining and operating in anatomical locations with high levels of aerosol generation and transmission of COVID-19 to treating clinicians, especially from the asymptomatic patient populations including children. During the COVID-19 pandemic all emergent otolaryngological conditions affecting the airway, oral, and nasal cavities should be managed medically where possible and any operating deferred. We present guidelines for operating on paediatric otolaryngological patients when necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic, and incorporate experience gathered during microlaryngobronchoscopy on a COVID-19 positive infant at our institution.Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier B.V.

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