AHNS endocrine surgery section consensus statement on nasopharyngolaryngoscopy and clinic reopening during COVID-19: How to get back to optimal safe care.
Benjamin BleierAlan WorkmanCiersten A BurksAlice MaxfieldBrendan C StackCherie Ann O NathanSusan McCammonMark A VarvaresCecelia SchmalbachSteven WangJoseph CalifanoYelizaveta ShnayderMarion B GillespieDanny EnepekidesIan WitterickIvan H El-SayedDerrick LinUrjeet PatelDennis KrausGregory RandolphPublished in: Head & neck (2020)
This article provides best practice guidelines regarding nasopharyngolaryngoscopy and OHNS clinic reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim is to provide evidence-based recommendations defining the risks of COVID-19 in clinic, the importance of pre-visit screening in addition to testing, along with ways to adhere to CDC guidelines for environmental, source, and engineering controls.