Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19: a prospective international multicentre cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Healthcare workers involved in aerosol-generating procedures, such as tracheal intubation, may be at elevated risk of acquiring COVID-19. However, the magnitude of this risk is unknown. We conducted a prospective international multicentre cohort study recruiting healthcare workers participating in tracheal intubation of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Information on tracheal intubation episodes, personal protective equipment use and subsequent provider health status was collected via self-reporting. The primary endpoint was the incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or new symptoms requiring self-isolation or hospitalisation after a tracheal intubation episode. Cox regression analysis examined associations between the primary endpoint and healthcare worker char

SUBMITTER: El-Boghdadly K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7300828 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature