| Literature DB >> 33463660 |
Nai Chien Huan1, Khai Lip Ng, Jeat Thong Tang, Han Nee Kua, Ummi Nadira Daut, Noorul Afidza Muhammad, Mona Zaria Nasaruddin, Jamalul Azizi Abdul Rahman.
Abstract
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has presented multiple challenges to global healthcare services, dictating changes in almost every aspect of daily medical practice. Performing aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in the field of interventional pulmonology can lead to profound formation of aerosols, leading to a high risk of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs). We share our experiences on performing AGPs in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on changes in AGP practices. In a pandemic, HCWs ought to adapt to the ever-changing situation and use available resources to provide the best possible healthcare to patients, ensure safety of staff, and continue medical education of future pulmonologists.Entities:
Year: 2020 PMID: 33463660
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Acad Med Singap ISSN: 0304-4602 Impact factor: 2.473