1. Nasal, pharyngeal and laryngeal endoscopy procedures during COVID-19 pandemic: available recommendations from national and international societies.
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De Luca, Pietro, Scarpa, Alfonso, Ralli, Massimo, De Vincentiis, Marco, Cassandro, Ettore, Chiarella, Giuseppe, and Cassandro, Claudia
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COVID-19 pandemic , *COVID-19 , *MEDICAL personnel , *SURGICAL gloves , *MEDICAL masks , *PERSONAL protective equipment - Abstract
To the Editor, The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoronaVirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), also known as COVID-19, pandemic is engaging clinicians around the world in an unprecedented effort to limit the viral spread and treat affected patients; the rapid diffusion of the disease represents a risk for healthcare providers who have a close contact with the upper aerodigestive tract during medical, diagnostic and surgical procedures [[1]]. For this reason, recommendations for nasal, pharynx and laryngeal endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic have been published by national and international otolaryngology and head and neck surgery societies. Although the COVID-19 situation is evolving fast and these society statements are subject to change over time, we suggest following these recommendations about execution, sterilization and personal protection for endoscopy procedures during COVID-19 pandemic for all healthcare workers in otolaryngology units. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2020
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