Applying the principles of health technology assessments to intubation boxes for patients with COVID-19

BMJ Open Qual. 2020 Aug;9(3):e001010. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001010.

Ekta Khemani^{1

2}, Marianita Lampitoc³, Donald Duvall³

¹ Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ekta.khemani@niagarahealth.on.ca.
² Department of Anesthesia, Niagara Health System, Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
³ Infection Control and Prevention, Niagara Health System, Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

No abstract available

Keywords: anaesthesia; equipment safety; infection control; patient safety.

MeSH terms

COVID-19
Computer Simulation
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections / therapy*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Health Services Research
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Intubation, Intratracheal / instrumentation*
Pandemics / prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment / supply & distribution
Pilot Projects
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / therapy*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Product Surveillance, Postmarketing
Technology Assessment, Biomedical*