International registry of otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons with COVID-19.
Leigh J SowerbyKate A StephensonAlexander DickieFederico A Di LellaNiall JeffersonHannah NorthR Daniele De SiatiRebecca MaunsellMichael HerzogRaghu NandhanMarilena TrozziPuya Dehgani MobarakiAntoine MelkaneClaudio Andrés CallejasHarald MiljeteigDiane SmitDaniel Dibildox ReynosoJoao Eloi MouraAnn HermanssonShazia PeerLisa BurnellNicolas FakhryCarlos-Miguel Chiesa-EstombaÖzlem Önerci ÇelebiSergei KarpischenkoSteven SobolZoukaa SargiZara M PatelPublished in: International forum of allergy & rhinology (2020)
The etiology of reported cases within the otolaryngology community appear to stem equally from clinical activity and community spread. Multiple procedures performed by otolaryngologists are aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) and great care should be taken to protect the surgical team before, during, and after these operations.