Risk of transmitting coronavirus disease 2019 during nebulizer treatment: a systematic review

KM Goldstein, K Ghadimi, H Mystakelis… - Journal of aerosol …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
… using jet nebulizer before bronchoscopy on second day of Hospital B 25 … hospital
employees); 5 patients in same ward room in which nebulizer was used developed MERS Hospital

[PDF][PDF] COVID-19: how to use a jet nebulizer for drug administration in ventilated patients without putting the healthcare workers at risk

A Eden, T Gashi, I Bergman, D Kompaniets… - Biomedicine …, 2020 - scienceopen.com
… that nebulization of medications should be avoided in ventilated COVID-19 patients to
reduce the risk of infection for healthcare workers [2]. Usually, the use of a nebulizer requires …

Exhaled air and aerosolized droplet dispersion during application of a jet nebulizer

DS Hui, BK Chow, LCY Chu, SS Ng, SD Hall, T Gin… - Chest, 2009 - Elsevier
… aerosols, there is potential risk that treatment may result in a superspreading event among
patients and health-care workers in close contact. The use of a jet nebulizer driven by air at 6 …

[HTML][HTML] Nebulization: a potential source of SARS-CoV-2 transmission

G Reychler, L Vecellio, JC Dubus - Respiratory medicine and …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… during jet nebulization were quantified using a human patient simulator. The leakage … via
nebulization to SARS CoV2 patients for reducing the risk of exposure of the healthcare workers. …

An occupational exposure limit (OEL) approach to protect home healthcare workers exposed to common nebulized drugs

E Frank, S Ishau, A Maier, S Reutman… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2019 - Elsevier
… aerosolized form via nebulizers. We developed risk-based exposure limits for workers in the
form … the daily dose inhaled from a conventional jet nebulizer (or equivalent) over a working …

[HTML][HTML] Guidance on nebulization during the current COVID-19 pandemic

M Cazzola, J Ora, A Bianco, P Rogliani, MG Matera - Respiratory medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
risk of SARS-CoV transmission to healthcare workers caring for patients undergoing nebulizer
… Filters or one-way valves should be attached to the large bore tubing of the jet nebulizer

Inhalation exposure and respiratory protection of home healthcare workers administering aerosolized medications (simulation study)

K Ollier, M Leppänen, B Wu, M Yermakov… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2019 - aaqr.org
medical nebulizers and the factors affecting the risk of exposure, especially for treatments
performed in a patient’s home environment. Home healthcare workers … -nebulized medications. …

Guidance for nebulization during the COVID-19 pandemic

R Swarnakar, NM Gupta, I Halder, GC Khilnani - Lung India, 2021 - journals.lww.com
… simulated for health-care workers at home and was … hospital environment, patients and
HCPs are under the risk of getting infected. Lately, few companies manufacturing jet nebulizers

[HTML][HTML] Guidance on mitigating the risk of transmitting respiratory infections during nebulization by the COPD Foundation Nebulizer Consortium

IN Biney, A Ari, IZ Barjaktarevic, B Carlin, DC Christiani… - Chest, 2024 - Elsevier
… However, most of the included studies involved a small number of health care workers (…
Where indicated, vibrating mesh nebulizers are preferred over jet nebulizers in patients with …

Exposure of home-attending healthcare workers to aerosolized medications (simulation study)

Y Elmashae, M Yermakov, E Frank, M Benjamin… - Journal of Aerosol …, 2019 - Elsevier
… where the only option for them to reduce the risk of exposure is to use personal protective …
to NaCl-based medications aerosolized with a jet nebulizer by measuring the particle number …