Caution Regarding Enclosures for Airway Procedures

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Article| January 2023 Caution Regarding Enclosures for Airway Procedures Uday Jain, BSEE, MD, PhD, FASA Uday Jain, BSEE, MD, PhD, FASA Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor January 2023, Vol. 87, 29. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000911788.66274.ff Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Uday Jain; Caution Regarding Enclosures for Airway Procedures. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:29 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000911788.66274.ff Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: airway procedure, airway device Several enclosures for placement around the head and upper torso have been described during this pandemic (Anesth Analg 2020;131:e135-36; J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2021;35:966-67). They are usually made of frames covered by transparent sheets. The enclosures have access ports for the operator's arms, supplemental oxygen, and airway equipment. The enclosures do not form an airtight seal around the patient's head and torso. They provide partial source control by suctioning aerosol and infectious droplets. If suction devices currently available in hospitals are utilized, the enclosure may only slightly reduce interior pressures relative to the ambient pressure. Hopefully most infectious material remains inside the enclosure, but during doffing and disposal contaminated material may escape. Although an enclosure may reduce health care personnel (HCP) exposure, full personal protective equipment (PPE) is still required. No studies demonstrate safety, efficacy, or usability. What is unambiguous is that airway enclosures adversely affect visibility... You do not currently have access to this content.