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ReviewVirology journal2022

Re-evaluating our language when reducing risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission to healthcare workers: Time to rethink the term, "aerosol-generating procedures".

Andrew Silvers, David J Brewster, Alister Ford, Ana Licina, Cassandra Andrews, Mark Adams

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Review in Virology journal, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Andrew SilversDepartment of Anaesthesia, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia. Andrew.silvers@monashhealth.org.
David J BrewsterCentral Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Alister FordDepartment of Anaesthesia, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, 3168, Australia.
Ana LicinaRoyal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Cassandra AndrewsDandenong Hospital, Monash Health, Dandenong, VIC, Australia.
Mark AdamsDepartment of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Monash Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The term, "aerosol-generating procedures" (AGPs), was proposed during the prior SARS-CoV-1 epidemic in order to maximise healthcare worker and patient protection. The concept of AGPs has since expanded to include routine therapeutic processes such as various modes of oxygen delivery and non-invasive ventilation modalities. Evidence gained during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has brought into question the concept of AGPs with regard to intubation, airway management, non-invasive ventilation and high flow nasal oxygen delivery. Although encounters where these procedures occur may still be associated with increased risk of infectious transmission, this is a function of the clinical context and not because the procedure itself is aerosol-generating.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Health PersonnelHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalLanguageOxygenRespiratory Aerosols and DropletsOxygenCommunicable diseasesCOVID-19Delivery of health careHealth care workerTransmission

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PMID36397088
PMCPMC9672604

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