Aerosol Generating Procedures and Risk of Transmission of Acute Respiratory Infections to Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health · World Health Organization · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) may expose health care workers (HCWs) to pathogens causing acute respiratory infections (ARIs), but the risk of transmission of ARIs from AGPs is not fully known. We sought to determine the clinical evidence for the risk of transmission of ARIs to HCWs caring for patients undergoing AGPs compared with the risk of transmission to HCWs caring for patients not undergoing AGPs. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, University of York CRD databases, EuroScan, LILACS, Indian Medlars, Index Medicus for SE Asia, international health technology agencies and the Internet in all languages for articles from 01/01/1990 to 22/10/2010. Independent reviewers…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 8.95
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 26
Authors
5- KTKhai TranCorresponding
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
- KCKaren Cimon
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
- MSMelissa Severn
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
- CLCarmem L Pessoa-Silva
World Health Organization
- JCJohn Conly
World Health Organization, University of Calgary, Institute of Infection and Immunity
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Cohort
- Cochrane Library
- Cohort study
- Transmission (telecommunications)
- Infection control
- Intubation
- MEDLINE