Barrier device prototype for open tracheotomy during COVID-19 pandemic

To present a low-cost prototype for a barrier enclosure device which can be used during open surgeries such as tracheotomy. We provide detailed description of a novel device called COVID-Box, developed by The Surgical Airway Team for COVID-19 Pandemic, a temporary task force formed by Walter Cantídi...

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Published in:	Auris, nasus, larynx Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 692 - 696
Main Authors:	Filho, Wellington Alves, Teles, Tulio Sampaio Pontes Grangeiro, da Fonseca, Márcio Ribeiro Studart, Filho, Francisco Januário Farias Pereira, Pereira, Glebert Monteiro, Pontes, Alan Breno Moura, de Paula, Eliane Maria da Silva, Nunes, Andre Alencar Araripe, Ferreira, Luis Alberto Albano
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-08-2020 Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan Inc. Published by Elsevier B.V
Subjects:	Betacoronavirus Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronavirus Infections - transmission COVID-19 Head and neck surgery Humans Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Pneumonia, Viral - transmission SARS-CoV-2 Tracheotomy Tracheotomy - instrumentation Tracheotomy - methods COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Head and neck surgery Tracheotomy
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Summary:	To present a low-cost prototype for a barrier enclosure device which can be used during open surgeries such as tracheotomy. We provide detailed description of a novel device called COVID-Box, developed by The Surgical Airway Team for COVID-19 Pandemic, a temporary task force formed by Walter Cantídio University Hospital. Safety guidelines for performing tracheotomies in COVID-19 patients are also stated. Our prototype device provides greater hand mobility than previous barrier devices reported, making it more suitable for airway surgical procedures, such as tracheotomy. The curved shaped format and the customizable access ports provides ergonomics, without compromising safety. The COVID-Box appears to be an efficient, reproduceable, low-cost barrier enclosure device that can be used for open tracheotomies in ICU patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Address: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Universidade Federal do Ceara Medical School, rua Alexandre Barauna, 949, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil. ZIP code 60430-160
ISSN:	0385-8146 1879-1476 1879-1476
DOI:	10.1016/j.anl.2020.05.003