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cord-315358-22srds0e	Kovacs, George	Just the Facts: Airway management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic	2020-03-30		.txt	text/plain	1874	119	58	3 COVID-19 pneumonia patients in respiratory distress with persistent hypoxemia and who are showing signs of fatigue (altered mental status) despite escalation of oxygen therapy (i.e., non-rebreather face mask at 15 L/min) are at significant risk for requiring urgent intubation. 5 Another major reason why airway management in COVID-19 patients is different relates to the details and sequencing related to provider safety. Answer: There is considerable discussion and concern amongst healthcare providers around the availability and access of appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for high-risk AGPs such as intubation. 6 While every institution should have access to PPE for providers performing an AGP, it is important to ask the question of whether these recommendations are what is best for a provider in a room (negative pressure or not) preparing to intubate the sickest of COVID-19 patients. • Airway management of COVID-19 patients requires a paradigm shift from a focus primarily on patientoriented outcomes to one that focuses on provider safety.	./cache/cord-315358-22srds0e.txt	./txt/cord-315358-22srds0e.txt