1 | CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA |
2 | ENT DEPARTMENT, COLȚEA CLINICAL HOSPITAL, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA |
3 | GENERAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT, SAINT PANTELIMON EMERGENCY HOSPITAL, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA |
4 | GENERAL SURGERY DEPARTMENT, COLȚEA CLINICAL HOSPITAL, BUCHAREST, ROMANIA |
5 | FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHRAMACY, ORADEA, ROMANIA |
Abstract
Patients benefit from the use of telescopes and flexible fiber optics when are examined by the ENT specialist. It is not mandatory in all situations but in most cases, some form of optical endoscopic examination of the nasal cavities, pharynx or larynx is needed. There is some reluctance to use this kind of method in patients in COVID 19 era since this is a maneuver that can generate aerosols and thus increase the chance of transmitting SARS-Cov-2 virus. There are several precautions that can be considered and we offer an insight on how fibroscopic examination can be performed with smaller risk for the physician. The question that we address is whether it is safe or not to perform this procedure and in what conditions.
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Vancouver | Popescu B, Oașă DI, Bălălău C, Scăunașu RV, Manole F, Domuța M, Oancea ALA. Fibroscopic examination on ENT patients in COVID-19 era. J Clin Investig Surg. 2020 Nov 25;5(2):63-65. Available from: https://www.proscholar.org/jcis/archive/vol.5/iss.2/1/ doi: 10.25083/2559.5555/5.2/63.65 |
NLM | Popescu B, Oașă DI, Bălălău C, Scăunașu RV, Manole F, Domuța M, Oancea ALA. Fibroscopic examination on ENT patients in COVID-19 era. J Clin Investig Surg. 2020 Nov;5(2):63-65. doi: 10.25083/2559.5555/5.2/63.65. |
AMA | Popescu B, Oașă DI, Bălălău C, Scăunașu RV, Manole F, Domuța M, Oancea ALA. Fibroscopic examination on ENT patients in COVID-19 era. J Clin Investig Surg. 2020;5(2):63-65. |
MLA | Popescu, Bogdan, et al. “Fibroscopic examination on ENT patients in COVID-19 era.” Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery 5.2 (2020): 63-65. doi:10.25083/2559.5555/5.2/63.65. |
APA | Popescu, B., Oașă, D. I., Bălălău, C., Scăunașu, R. V., Manole, F., Domuța, M., & Oancea, A. LA. (2020). Fibroscopic examination on ENT patients in COVID-19 era. Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 5(2), 63-65. |
ISO 690 | Popescu , Bogdan, et al. Fibroscopic examination on ENT patients in COVID-19 era. Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2020, 5.2: 63-65. |