Aerosol-generating procedure; percutaneous versus surgical tracheostomy

Tuzemen G., Kaya P.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.43, no.3, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 43 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103401
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: Percutaneous tracheostomy, Surgical tracheostomy, Aerosol-generating procedures
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to compare percutaneous tracheostomy (PCT) and surgical tracheostomy's aerosol and droplet scattering by using a particle counter.