Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt.
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
Dermatol Ther. 2020 Sep;33(5):e13777. doi: 10.1111/dth.13777. Epub 2020 Jul 7.
The World Health Organization has recently defined the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections as a pandemic. The infection, which may cause a potentially very severe respiratory disease, now called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has airborne transmission via droplets while less attention focused on aerosol transmission. Surgical smoke and plumes in laser clinics represent a source for aerosol particles. The aim of this article is to provide the authors' opinion for the correct use of "laser devices" in the COVID-19 emergency and to reduce potential risks of laser airborne contaminants.
世界卫生组织（WHO）最近将严重急性呼吸系统综合征冠状病毒 2 型（SARS-CoV-2）感染定义为大流行。这种感染可能导致一种潜在的非常严重的呼吸道疾病，现在称为 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19），其通过飞沫进行空气传播，而气溶胶传播则较少受到关注。手术烟雾和激光诊所中的羽流代表了气溶胶颗粒的来源。本文的目的是为 COVID-19 紧急情况下“激光设备”的正确使用提供作者的意见，并降低激光空气传播污染物的潜在风险。
