Use of expert consensus to develop a shared list of procedures with potential for aerosol generation during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

oleh: Dana E. Pepe, Preeti Mehrotra, Lou Ann Bruno-Murtha, Robert Colgrove, Shira Doron, Robert Duncan, Richard Ellison, Sarah Haessler, David C. Hooper, Michael Klompas, Cassandra M. Pierre, Thomas J. Sandora, Erica S. Shenoy, Sharon B. Wright

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Cambridge University Press 2023-01-01

Deskripsi

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic highlighted the lack of agreement regarding the definition of aerosol-generating procedures and potential risk to healthcare personnel. We convened a group of Massachusetts healthcare epidemiologists to develop consensus through expert opinion in an area where broader guidance was lacking at the time.