An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19

Abstract Within Neurotology, special draping systems have been devised for mastoid surgery recognizing that drilling of middle ear mucosa is an aerosol generating medical procedure (AGMP) which can place surgical teams at risk of COVID-19 infection. We provide a thorough description of a barrier sys...

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Main Authors:	Justin Cottrell, Justin Lui, Trung Le, Joseph Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-10-01
Series:	Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:	COVID-19 AGMP Neurotology Mastoidectomy Healthcare safety Barrier system
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-00471-0

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spelling	doaj-a2e75137938247da92a27ec511c13c962020-11-25T02:46:29ZengBMCJournal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery1916-02162020-10-014911410.1186/s40463-020-00471-0An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19Justin Cottrell0Justin Lui1Trung Le2Joseph Chen3Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of TorontoSunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of TorontoSunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of TorontoSunnybrook Health Science Centre, University of TorontoAbstract Within Neurotology, special draping systems have been devised for mastoid surgery recognizing that drilling of middle ear mucosa is an aerosol generating medical procedure (AGMP) which can place surgical teams at risk of COVID-19 infection. We provide a thorough description of a barrier system utilized in our practice, along with work completed by our group to better quantify its effectiveness. Utilization of a barrier system can provide near complete bone dust and droplet containment within the surgical field and prevent contamination of other healthcare workers. As this is an early system, further adaptations and national collaborations are required to ultimately arrive at a system that seamlessly integrates into the surgical suite. While these barrier systems are new, they are timely as we face a pandemic, and can play a crucial role in safely resuming surgery.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-00471-0COVID-19AGMPNeurotologyMastoidectomyHealthcare safetyBarrier system
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spellingShingle	Justin Cottrell Justin Lui Trung Le Joseph Chen An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19 Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery COVID-19 AGMP Neurotology Mastoidectomy Healthcare safety Barrier system
author_facet	Justin Cottrell Justin Lui Trung Le Joseph Chen
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title	An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19
title_short	An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19
title_full	An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19
title_fullStr	An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed	An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19
title_sort	operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of covid-19
publisher	BMC
series	Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
issn	1916-0216
publishDate	2020-10-01
description	Abstract Within Neurotology, special draping systems have been devised for mastoid surgery recognizing that drilling of middle ear mucosa is an aerosol generating medical procedure (AGMP) which can place surgical teams at risk of COVID-19 infection. We provide a thorough description of a barrier system utilized in our practice, along with work completed by our group to better quantify its effectiveness. Utilization of a barrier system can provide near complete bone dust and droplet containment within the surgical field and prevent contamination of other healthcare workers. As this is an early system, further adaptations and national collaborations are required to ultimately arrive at a system that seamlessly integrates into the surgical suite. While these barrier systems are new, they are timely as we face a pandemic, and can play a crucial role in safely resuming surgery.
topic	COVID-19 AGMP Neurotology Mastoidectomy Healthcare safety Barrier system
url	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-00471-0
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An operative barrier system for skull base and mastoid surgery: creating a safe operative theatre in the era of COVID-19

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