Anaesthesia | 2021
Airway procedures: the importance of distinguishing between high risk and aerosol generation
Abstract
JP is an elected Member of Council, Royal College of Anaesthetists. The views are personal and not reflective of the views or policy of that organisation. No other competing interests declared. References 1. Dhillon RS, Rowin WA, Humphries RS, et al. Aerosolisation during tracheal intubation and extubation in an operating theatre setting.Anaesthesia 2021;76: 182–8. 2. Brown J, Gregson FKA, Shrimpton A, et al. A quantitative evaluation of aerosol generation during tracheal intubation and extubation.Anaesthesia 2021;76: 174–81. 3. El-Boghdadly K, Wong DJN, Owen R, et al. Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study. Anaesthesia 2020;75: 1437–47. 4. Kakodkar PS, Sivia DS, Pandit JJ. Safety of aerosol-generating procedures in COVID-19 negative patients: binomial probability modelling of intubateCOVID registry data. Anaesthesia 2020; 75: 1415–9.