Table 1.
Exposure during anesthetic procedures | Procedure at risk of biologic liquid exposure (bronchial expectoration, digestive liquid or blood) |
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Patient requires intubation/extubation Patient is receiving a form of ventilatory support associated with the risk of mechanical dispersal of aerosolization (jet ventilation or laryngeal mask) Patient requires active airway suctioning (i.e., tracheostomy patient) |
Lung biopsy Lung tumor thermal ablation Thoracentesis Pleural drainage Chest tube placement for pneumothorax Bronchial artery embolization Bronchial stenting Nasogastric tube or orogastric tube placement Any procedure requiring nasogastric tube placement (gastrostomy or junostomy) Gastrointestinal stent placement Bone screwing or bone biopsy using high velocity device |