Management of Aerosol during Noninvasive Ventilation for Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Important Messages during the COVID-19 Pandemic

With the advent of COVID-19 infection and its rapid spread, preventive strategies are being developed worldwide, besides following the universal infection control guidelines. Prevention of spread through aerosol generation is one of the essential strategies in this regard, particularly for patients...

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Published in:Sleep and vigilance 2020-12, Vol.4 (2), p.89-94
Main Authors: Pirzada, Abdul Rouf, Aleissi, Salih A., Almeneessier, Aljohara S., BaHammam, Ahmed Salem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Asymptomatic
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Bronchoscopy
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Health care
Hospitals
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intubation
Masks
Medical personnel
Medicine/Public Health
Neurology
Neurosciences
Ostomy
Oxygen therapy
Pandemics
Pathogens
Physical therapy
Pressure transducers
Psychiatry
Review
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Sleep apnea
Sleep disorders
Tracheotomy
Ventilators
Viruses
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Summary:With the advent of COVID-19 infection and its rapid spread, preventive strategies are being developed worldwide, besides following the universal infection control guidelines. Prevention of spread through aerosol generation is one of the essential strategies in this regard, particularly for patients with sleep-disordered breathing at home and during hospital admission. Aerosols are produced, at home and in health care facilities, by natural processes and aerosol-generating procedures. To address this impinging problem, aerosol-generating procedures, like non-invasive ventilation (NIV), are to be handled meticulously, which might warrant isolation and sometimes device/interface modifications.
ISSN:2510-2265
2510-2265
DOI:10.1007/s41782-020-00092-7