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

Table 4.

Procedure groups with high levels of disagreement among sources on aerosol-generating status

Procedure group Aerosol source N of sources mentioning procedures in this group n (%) of sources that classified procedures in this group as aerosol-generating n (%) of sources that classified procedures in this group as possibly aerosol-generating n (%) of sources that classified procedures in this group as not aerosol-generating
Oral and dental procedures Oronasal 40 31 (78) 0 (0) 9 (22)
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Upper gastrointestinal 10 5 (50) 2 (20) 3 (30)
Thoracic surgery and procedures Wound/invasive procedure 14 4 (29) 2 (14) 8 (57)
Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabbing Oronasal 34 9 (27) 10 (29) 15 (44)

Percentages were rounded to the nearest full percentage point.