Transmission risk of COVID-19 infection with office-based flexible laryngoscopy.

ABSTRACT: Since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, recommendations to ensure safety in clinical practice have fluctuated. Within the Otolaryngology community, a variety of protocols have emerged to assure safety for both patients and healthcare workers while maintaining standard of care practices, especially surrounding aerosolizing in-office procedures.

Objectives

This study aims to describe our Otolaryngology Department's Personal Protective Equipment protocol for both patients and providers during office laryngoscopy and to identify the risk of contracting COVID-19 after implementation of the protocol.

Methods

18,953 office visits divided between 2019 and 2020 where laryngoscopy was performed were examined and compared to the rate of COVID-19 contraction for both office staf

SUBMITTER: Warren DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9957658 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature