Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
2019-nCoV, airway, COVID-19, otolaryngology
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.389
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to review the current literature and guidelines on management of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19 or 2019nCoV) with respect to the field of Otolaryngology.
Design: Contemporary literature review.
Methods: Systematic literature review of global medical literature databases and communications were queried to find all available literature recommendations, research, and guidelines applicable to otolaryngologists in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Results: Guidance on personal protective equipment, office visits, and surgical scheduling, as well as recommendations for safe airway management and tracheotomy performance during the COVID-19 pandemic were compiled and interpreted.
Conclusion: Little guidance exists for otolaryngologists who are among the highest risk groups during the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. This synthesis and compilation of global resources serve as a building block for further guidance during the epidemic.
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, v. 5, issue 3, p. 432-437
Scholar Commons Citation
Syamal, Mausumi, "Literature-guided Recommendations for otolaryngologists during the COVID-19 pandemic: A contemporary review" (2020). Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Faculty Publications. 1.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/oto_facpub/1
