How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?

Beginning in 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly resulted in a worldwide pandemic. Many patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) require invasive ventilation due to severe respiratory failure. However, many medical hospitals experienced shortages of per...

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Main Authors: Sheng Zhang, Yingxin Lin, Yanyan Li, Weixing Zhang, Qing Feng, Hua Luo
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Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2021-12-01
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13279
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description Beginning in 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly resulted in a worldwide pandemic. Many patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) require invasive ventilation due to severe respiratory failure. However, many medical hospitals experienced shortages of personal protective equipment, increasing the risk of healthcare workers contracting an infection. However, we report a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome during the early stage of COVID-19 treated at a university hospital outside of Wuhan, China. We described the optimization of healthcare worker personal protection and a procedure for airway management in the context of insufficient personal protective equipment. This report may provide a reference for resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries, even countries where healthcare systems have been overwhelmed by the pandemic.
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spelling doaj-art-dc70d1fad38b46d0924bce93c704c5ea2025-08-20T02:57:44ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802021-12-01151210.3855/jidc.13279How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?Sheng Zhang0Yingxin Lin1Yanyan Li2Weixing Zhang3Qing Feng4Hua Luo5Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, ChinaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China Beginning in 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) rapidly resulted in a worldwide pandemic. Many patients with coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) require invasive ventilation due to severe respiratory failure. However, many medical hospitals experienced shortages of personal protective equipment, increasing the risk of healthcare workers contracting an infection. However, we report a case of acute respiratory distress syndrome during the early stage of COVID-19 treated at a university hospital outside of Wuhan, China. We described the optimization of healthcare worker personal protection and a procedure for airway management in the context of insufficient personal protective equipment. This report may provide a reference for resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries, even countries where healthcare systems have been overwhelmed by the pandemic. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/13279COVID-19SARS-CoV-2high-risk aerosol-generating medical proceduresintubationpersonal protective equipment
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How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
high-risk aerosol-generating medical procedures
intubation
personal protective equipment
title How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?
title_full How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?
title_fullStr How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?
title_full_unstemmed How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?
title_short How did we protect ourselves during intubation for a COVID-19 patient in the context of PPE shortage?
title_sort how did we protect ourselves during intubation for a covid 19 patient in the context of ppe shortage
topic COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
high-risk aerosol-generating medical procedures
intubation
personal protective equipment
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