What Is an Aerosol-Generating Procedure?

JAMA Surg. 2021 Feb 1;156(2):113-114. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.6643.

Authors

Michael Klompas^{1

2}, Meghan Baker^{1

2}, Chanu Rhee^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 33320188
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.6643

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aerosols*
COVID-19 / transmission
Cross Infection / prevention & control
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control
Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control
Pandemics
Personal Protective Equipment*
Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology*
Respiratory Tract Infections / transmission*
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors

Substances

Aerosols