How should aerosol generating procedures be defined?

What you need to knowOpportunistic airborne transmission of aerosols can occur during activities and procedures related to patient care. The mechanisms and quantities of aerosols generated are unknown, but the amount of aerosolisation is likely related to flow rate and volume of air exerted on a patient’s mucus-air interfaceThe risk of infection from coughing is underappreciated, and the risk from other documented aerosol generating procedures may be overemphasisedSimulation studies suggest that aerosols exhaled during respiratory treatments are mostly concentrated within 1 metre around the patient, but can be more widely dispersed during coughing or other concomitant respiratory activitiesIn a healthcare setting, aerosol generating procedures (AGPs) include any medical practice or technique that enables aerosols to be transmitted from one person to another. AGPs have been described as increasing the risk of transmitting viruses that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and covid-19,12 and precautionary measures are recommended for clinicians who…
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