COVID-19 Outbreak in Terms of Otorhinolaryngology

Year 2020, COVID-19Special Issue, 140 - 146, 30.04.2020

Oğuz Kadir Eğilmez , Mahmut Sinan Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.34084/bshr.724587

Cited By: 4

Abstract

New coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious zoonosis that occurs by SARS-CoV-2 and spreads from person to person with respiratory secretions. In this disease, which is declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), health workers represent 3.8% to 20% of the infected population; 15% will develop serious complaints, and most will probably die among them. The absence of obvious signs and symptoms (fever / breathing) in most patients poses a real risk for surgeons. Therefore, they should apply respiratory protective strategies when evaluating all patients. All interventions with the potential to aerosolize aerodynamic secretions should be avoided or used only when mandatory. The procedures described are necessary to try to protect the safety of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. In particular, Otorhinolaryngology specialists, head and neck and maxillofacial surgeons are exposed to the greatest risk of infection when responding to COVID-19 positive patients, and their protection should be considered a priority in current situations. In this review, the risks that otorhinolaryngologist may encounter in the COVID-19 pandemic, precautions related to them and some important symptoms that may occur in the course of this disease will be discussed.

Keywords

COVID-19, Otorhinolaryngology, Anosmia, Ageusia

Kulak Burun Boğaz Hekimliği Açısından COVID-19 Salgını

Abstract

Yeni koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 (COVID-19), SARS-CoV-2 tarafından meydana gelen ve solunum salgıları ile insandan insana yayılan oldukça bulaşıcı bir zoonozdur. Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (WHO) tarafından halk sağlığı acil durumu olarak ilan edilen bu hastalıkta sağlık çalışanları enfekte nüfusun %3.8 ila %20'sini temsil eder; %15'i ciddi şikayetler geliştirecek ve muhtemelen aralarında çoğu hayatını kaybedecektir. Çoğu hastada belirgin belirti ve semptomların (ateş/solunum) olmaması cerrahlar için gerçek bir risk oluşturur. Bu nedenle tüm hastaları değerlendirirken solunum koruyucu stratejiler uygulamalıdırlar. Aerodinamik salgıları aerosol haline getirme potansiyeline sahip tüm müdahalelerden kaçınılmalıdır veya sadece zorunlu olduğunda kullanılmalıdır. Açıklanan prosedürler, COVID-19 salgını sırasında sağlık çalışanlarının güvenliğini korumaya çalışmak için gereklidir. Özellikle, Kulak Burun Boğaz (KBB) uzmanları, baş ve boyun ve maksillofasiyal cerrahlar, COVID-19 pozitif hastalara müdahale ederken en büyük enfeksiyon riskine maruz kalmaktadırlar ve bunların korunması mevcut durumlarda bir öncelik olarak düşünülmelidir. Bu derlemede COVID-19 pandemisinde KBB hekimlerinin karşılaşabileceği riskler, bunlarla ilgili önlemler ve bu hastalığın seyrinde ortaya çıkabilen bazı önemli semptomlar üzerinde durulacaktır.

Keywords

COVID-19, Kulak Burun Boğaz, anosmi, agezi

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