id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-287011-yd8ayqgc Rajajee, Venkatakrishna Use of a Novel Negative-Pressure Tent During Bedside Tracheostomy in COVID-19 Patients 2020-08-07 .txt text/plain 3177 169 46 METHODS: Retrospective review of consecutive PDT procedures performed by neurointensivists on intubated adult patients with COVID-19 using the AerosolVE tent during the pandemic under an innovative clinical care protocol. This is a promising low-cost device to decrease risk to healthcare providers during AGPs. As the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic evolves, several patients dependent on mechanical ventilation have required tracheostomy. In this case series, we have demonstrated the feasibility of use of a novel negative-pressure tent during bedside tracheostomy for ventilator-dependent patients with COVID-19. The very high air-exchange rate within the tent may make such disconnections unnecessary, and thereby increase the safety of the procedure for COVID-19 patients who typically have limited pulmonary reserve and suffer oxygen Several other devices designed to decrease transmission risk during AGPs have been reported during the pandemic, in both the medical literature [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] and the lay press [17] [18] [19] . ./cache/cord-287011-yd8ayqgc.txt ./txt/cord-287011-yd8ayqgc.txt