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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Chien, Chen‐Yu
• Wu, Jeng‐Yih
• Wang, Ling‐Feng

Titel

Proactive measures for the pandemic COVID‐19 infection in outpatient clinics of Otolaryngology Department

Ist Teil von

• The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences, 2020-06, Vol.36 (6), p.473-474

Ort / Verlag

BP, Asia: Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

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Quelle

Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• According to a report from Wuhan, China, 40 (29%) health professionals were among the first 138 patients to be consecutively hospitalized. 1 The reported symptoms of COVID‐19 included cough (67.8%), fever (43.8%), increased sputum production (33.7%), sore throat (13.9%), and nasal congestion (4.8%). Ideally, nonurgent head and neck procedures, including operations, should be postponed to limit the transmission of COVID‐19 from infected patients to health care workers. A study noted that for 83% of patients in Singapore, viral shedding from the nasopharynx continued for 7 days or longer. 5 Therefore, examiners should wear personal protective equipment, which includes N95 mask, a powered air‐purifying respirator, tight‐fitting goggles, a face shield, a gown, a disposable cap, shoe covers, and a pair of gloves.