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. 2020 Oct 9;7(1):e000730. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000730

Table 1.

Procedure groups

1 Airway suctioning
2 Autopsy
3 Breaking closed ventilation systems (intentionally or unintentionally)
4 Bronchoscopy
5 Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
6 Chest physiotherapy
7 Colonoscopy
8 Coughing
9 ENT and neurosurgery
10 Nitrous oxide (Entonox) administration
11 GI endoscopy (not further specified)
12 Handling soiled laundry
13 High-frequency oscillatory ventilation
14 High-flow oxygen therapy
15 Intra/extra pulmonary high-frequency oscillation devices
16 Intubation and extubation procedures
17 Labour and delivery
18 Lung function testing
19 Manipulation of masks
20 Manual ventilation
21 Mechanical ventilation
22 Mechanical insufflation and exsufflation
23 Nasogastric tube insertion
24 Nasopharyngeal aspirate
25 Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabbing
26 Nasopharyngoscopy or laryngoscopy
27 Nebulised or aerosol therapy
28 Non-invasive ventilation
29 Oral and dental procedures
30 Prone positioning
31 Sputum induction
32 Suction of body fluids (not further specified)
33 Supraglottic airways
34 Surgery/postmortem procedures with high-speed devices
35 Thoracic surgery and procedures
36 Toilet use and flushing
37 Tracheostomy and tracheostomy procedures
38 Upper GI endoscopy
39 Vacuum cleaning

ENT, ear, nose and throat; GI, gastrointestinal.