NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION IN PATIENTS WITH COVID-19 FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW.
Murilo Rezende OliveiraGuilherme Dionir BackVanessa de Mello KonzenAdriana Sanches Garcia-AraújoAndréa Lúcia Gonçalves da SilvaRebeca Nunes SilvaLia Mara WibelingerSnehil DixitRoss ArenaAudrey Borghi SilvaPublished in: Expert review of respiratory medicine (2021)
The studies analyzed recommend that the use of NIV can be safe: 1) with equipment that allows the use of the helmet as a safer interface; 2) with double circuit and antimicrobial filter in the expiratory branch; 3) in an environment that allows negative pressure, reducing the dispersion of aerosol particles in the environment; 4) the health team must use the recommended PPE to avoid contamination.