Safe Extubation of Patients with COVID-19 for Minimizing Aerosolized Droplets

Background: Healthcare workers must be protected during extubation of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) owing to the presence of aerosolized droplets. Herein, we report a technique for extubating a patient with COVID-19 while minimizing aerosol dispersion. Case Report: We retrospecti...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Akatsuka, Asami Yoshinaka, Hiroya Hagiwara, Shuji Yamamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21501327211013291