Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access
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Letter to the Editor

Volume 10, Number 3, September 2020, pages 59-61

Is an “Aerosol Box” Needed in Patients Planned to Undergo Rapid Sequence Induction Before Intubation in the Operating Room?

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. (a, b) Aerosol box A: an acrylic cube with two circular ports. (c, d) Aerosol box B: a semicircular metal frame with disposable drapes. Aerosol box B has two small slits to pass the anesthesiologist’s hand to a cranial drape and the chest is covered with a caudal drape to increase airtightness.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. Levels of PM2.5. (a) PM2.5 detector showed 42 µg/m3 without an aerosol box. (b) PM2.5 detector showed 208 µg/m3 in aerosol box A. (c) PM2.5 detector showed 478 µg/m3 in aerosol box B.