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Interventional Pulmonology and COVID-19: Experience from a Malaysian Tertiary Hospital #MMPMID33463660
Huan NC; Ng KL; Tang JT; Kua HN; Daut UN; Muhammad NA; Nasaruddin MZ; Abdul Rahman JA
Ann Acad Med Singap 2020[Dec]; 49 (12): 1013-1017 PMID33463660show ga
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has presented multiple challenges to global healthcare services, dictating changes in almost every aspect of daily medical practice. Performing aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) in the field of interventional pulmonology can lead to profound formation of aerosols, leading to a high risk of infection among healthcare workers (HCWs). We share our experiences on performing AGPs in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on changes in AGP practices. In a pandemic, HCWs ought to adapt to the ever-changing situation and use available resources to provide the best possible healthcare to patients, ensure safety of staff, and continue medical education of future pulmonologists.