Aerosol-generating procedures and risk of transmission of acute respiratory infections: a systematic review

Tran K, Cimon K, Severn M, Pessoa-Silva CL, Conly J
Record ID 32012000030
English
Authors' recommendations: Very low-quality evidence suggests that some procedures potentially capable of generating aerosols have been associated with increased risk of SARS transmission of SARS-CoV from infected patients to HCWs, with the most consistent association across several studies being with tracheal intubation.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2011
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Canada
MeSH Terms
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Disease Transmission, Infectious
  • Risk
Contact
Organisation Name: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
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