Performing otolaryngological outpatient consultation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the Otolaryngology outpatient clinical practice, which is at high risk of respiratory viral transmission due to the close contact between the examiner and the patient's airway secretions [1]. Moreover, most otolaryngological procedures, including oropharyngoscopy, generate droplets or aerosols from high viral shedding areas [1]. Thus, only non-deferrable consultations were performed in the outbreak's acute phase. Along with the re-opening of elective clinical services and the impending second wave of the outbreak, a reorganization is necessary to minimize the risk of nosocomial transmission [1].

Methods

This video (Video 1) shows how to safely conduct an outpatient Otorhinolaryngological consultation, focusing on

SUBMITTER: Arosio AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7781528 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature