Omari Ahmad Al, Al-Ashqar Ra'ed, Nuseir Amjad, Al Balas Hassan, Allan Hadeel, Kanaan Yazan, Alzoubi Firas
Otolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University.
J Craniofac Surg. 2020 Sep;31(6):e644-e649. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006798.
At the end of December, 2019, a new virus was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 appeared in Wuhan, China, and the disease caused is called as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by World Health Organization, which to date having infected more than 3,588,773 people worldwide, as well as causing 247,503 deaths. A human to human transmission is thought to be predominantly by droplet spread, and direct contact with the patient or contaminated surfaces. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview as well as to highlight essential evidence-based guidelines for how head and neck surgeon and healthcare providers need to take into consideration during their management of the upper airway during the COVID-19 pandemic safely and effectively to avoid the spread of the virus to the health provider.
2019年12月底，一种名为严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2的新型病毒在中国武汉出现，世界卫生组织将其引发的疾病称为2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）。截至目前，该疾病已在全球感染了超过3588773人，并导致247503人死亡。人际传播主要被认为是通过飞沫传播以及直接接触患者或受污染表面。本研究旨在提供全面概述，并强调头颈外科医生和医疗服务提供者在COVID-19大流行期间安全有效地管理上呼吸道时需要考虑的基本循证指南，以避免病毒传播给医疗服务提供者。
