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cord-326717-sebzbijm	Quereshy, Humzah A.	“Hot zones” for otolaryngologists: Assessing the geographic distribution of aerosol-generating procedures amidst the COVID-19 pandemic	2020-05-27		.txt	text/plain	2006	105	41	Using the Medicare POSPUF database, aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) were mapped based on hospital referral regions, against up-to-date COVID-19 case distribution data, as of April 24, 2020. Following the interim cancellation of elective surgical procedures, the American College of Surgeons suggested that, in order to reopen elective surgeries, geographic areas should see sustained reductions in rates of new COVID-19 cases and have adequate hospital resources to take care of all patients sufficiently 11 . As the focus shifts to resuming elective procedures in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient clinics, we must appreciate that otolaryngologists remain at very high risk of exposure due to their unique susceptibility of aerosol-generating procedures. In this J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f way, while health systems across the country have instituted changes to their approach to these procedures during the pandemic, it is critical for all institutions to re-evaluate the risk of certain procedures involving high viral load based on predicted procedural volumes to establish appropriate clinical protocols as we look to restore surgical practices to normalcy.	./cache/cord-326717-sebzbijm.txt	./txt/cord-326717-sebzbijm.txt