Approaching Otolaryngology Patients During the COVID‐19 Pandemic

  • Chong Cui
    ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Qi Yao
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital of Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China
  • Di Zhang
    Department of Otolaryngology The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen Longgang District Shenzhen China
  • Yu Zhao
    ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Kun Zhang
    ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Eric Nisenbaum
    Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami Florida USA
  • Pengyu Cao
    ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Keqing Zhao
    ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Xiaolong Huang
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital of Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China
  • Dewen Leng
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital of Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China
  • Chunhan Liu
    Department of Otolaryngology The Third People’s Hospital of Shenzhen Longgang District Shenzhen China
  • Ning Li
    Department of Infectious Disease Huashan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Yan Luo
    Department of Hospital‐Acquired Infection Control Eye and ENT Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Bing Chen
    ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Roy Casiano
    Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami Florida USA
  • Donald Weed
    Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami Florida USA
  • Zoukaa Sargi
    Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami Florida USA
  • Fred Telischi
    Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami Florida USA
  • Hongzhou Lu
    Department of Infectious Diseases Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center Shanghai China
  • James C. Denneny
    American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Alexandria Virginia USA
  • Yilai Shu
    ENT Institute and Otorhinolaryngology Department of the Affiliated Eye and ENT Hospital State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology Institutes of Biomedical Sciences Fudan University Shanghai China
  • Xuezhong Liu
    Department of Otolaryngology University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami Florida USA

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<jats:sec><jats:title>Objective.</jats:title><jats:p>To describe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patient presentations requiring otolaryngology consultation and provide recommendations for protective measures based on the experience of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) departments in 4 Chinese hospitals during the COVID‐19 pandemic.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design.</jats:title><jats:p>Retrospective case series.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting.</jats:title><jats:p>Multicenter.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Subjects and Methods.</jats:title><jats:p>Twenty hospitalized COVID‐19 patients requiring ENT consultation from 3 designated COVID‐19 hospitals in Wuhan, Shanghai, and Shenzhen were identified. Data on demographics, comorbidities, COVID‐19 symptoms and severity, consult reason, treatment, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use were collected and analyzed. Infection control strategies implemented for ENT outpatients and emergency room visits at the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University were reported.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.</jats:title><jats:p>Median age was 63 years, 55% were male, and 95% were in severe or critical condition. Six tracheotomies were performed. Posttracheotomy outcomes were mixed (2 deaths, 2 patients comatose, all living patients still hospitalized). Other consults included epistaxis, pharyngitis, nasal congestion, hyposmia, rhinitis, otitis externa, dizziness, and tinnitus. At all hospitals, powered air‐supply filter respirators (PAPRs) were used for tracheotomy or bleeding control. PAPR or N95‐equivalent masks plus full protective clothing were used for other complaints. No inpatient ENT providers were infected. After implementation of infection control strategies for outpatient clinics, emergency visits, and surgeries, no providers were infected at the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance.</jats:title><jats:p>COVID‐19 patients require ENT consultation for many reasons, including tracheotomy. Otolaryngologists play an indispensable role in the treatment of COVID‐19 patients but, due to their work, are at high risk of exposure. Appropriate protective strategies can prevent infection of otolaryngologists.</jats:p></jats:sec>

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