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ArticleAuris, nasus, larynx2020

Barrier device prototype for open tracheotomy during COVID-19 pandemic.

Wellington Alves Filho, Tulio Sampaio Pontes Grangeiro Teles, Márcio Ribeiro Studart da Fonseca, Francisco Januário Farias Pereira Filho, Glebert Monteiro Pereira, Alan Breno Moura Pontes, Eliane Maria da Silva de Paula, Andre Alencar Araripe Nunes, Luis Alberto Albano Ferreira

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Article in Auris, nasus, larynx, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Wellington Alves FilhoDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. Electronic address: wellington.alves@ebserh.gov.br.
Tulio Sampaio Pontes Grangeiro TelesDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Márcio Ribeiro Studart da FonsecaDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Francisco Januário Farias Pereira FilhoDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Glebert Monteiro PereiraDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Alan Breno Moura PontesDepartment of General Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Eliane Maria da Silva de PaulaDepartment of General Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Andre Alencar Araripe NunesDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.
Luis Alberto Albano FerreiraDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Walter Cantidio University Hospital of Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo present a low-cost prototype for a barrier enclosure device which can be used during open surgeries such as tracheotomy.

methodsWe provide detailed description of a novel device called COVID-Box, developed by The Surgical Airway Team for COVID-19 Pandemic, a temporary task force formed by Walter Cantídio University Hospital. Safety guidelines for performing tracheotomies in COVID-19 patients are also stated.

resultsOur prototype device provides greater hand mobility than previous barrier devices reported, making it more suitable for airway surgical procedures, such as tracheotomy. The curved shaped format and the customizable access ports provides ergonomics, without compromising safety.

conclusionThe COVID-Box appears to be an efficient, reproduceable, low-cost barrier enclosure device that can be used for open tracheotomies in ICU patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Indexed as

BetacoronavirusPandemicsCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19HumansPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2TracheotomyCOVID-19Head and neck surgerySARS-CoV-2Tracheotomy

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PMID32439272
PMCPMC7205665

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