Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sean Parker Institute for the Voice, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Voice and Swallowing Center, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun;162(6):813-815. doi: 10.1177/0194599820921395. Epub 2020 Apr 21.
Flexible laryngoscopy, the gold-standard evaluation of the larynx and the pharynx, is one of the most commonly performed procedures in otolaryngology. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, flexible laryngoscopy represents a risk for patients and an occupational hazard for otolaryngologists and any clinic staff involved with the procedure or endoscope reprocessing. Here we present a set of recommendations on flexible laryngoscopy performance during the pandemic, including patient selection, personal protective equipment, and endoscope disinfection, based on a consensus reached during a virtual webinar on March 24, 2020, attended by approximately 300 participants from the American laryngology community.
在 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，喉镜检查（一种评估喉和咽部的金标准）是耳鼻喉科最常进行的操作之一。喉镜检查对于患者而言存在风险，对于耳鼻喉科医生和任何参与该操作或内镜再处理的诊所工作人员而言，则是职业危害。在此，我们根据 2020 年 3 月 24 日举行的一次网络研讨会达成的共识，提出了在大流行期间进行喉镜检查的建议，包括患者选择、个人防护设备和内镜消毒，大约有 300 名美国喉科学会的参与者参加了这次网络研讨会。
