Aerosol-generating procedure


An aerosol-generating procedure is a medical or health-care procedure that results in the production of airborne particles or respiratory droplets, which may be pathogenic.
Aerosol-generating procedures include positive-pressure mechanical ventilation including BiPAP and continuous positive airway pressure, high-frequency ventilation, tracheal intubation, airway suction, tracheostomy, chest physiotherapy, nebuliser treatment, sputum induction, bronchoscopy and ultrasonic scaling and root planing.