Devi Sai Sri Kavya Boorgu, Harish Dharmarajan, Edward S Sim, Lindsey Goyal, Monika E Freiser, Michael Weinstock, Rachel Whelan, Timothy E Corcoran, Noel Jabbour, Eric Wang, David H Chi
OBJECTIVES: Define aerosol and droplet risks associated with routine otolaryngology clinic procedures during the COVID-19 era. METHODS: Clinical procedures were simulated in cadaveric heads whose oral and nasal cavities were coated with fluorescent tracer (vitamin B2) and breathing was manually simulated through retrograde intubation. A cascade impactor placed adjacent to the nares collected generated particles with aerodynamic diameters ≤14.1 µm. The 3D printed models and syringes were used to simulate middle and external ear suctioning as well as open suctioning, respectively...
November 2021: Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology