CoapTech PUG System Study For Safer Procedure Performance On COVID-Positive Patients

The novel human coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to infect naïve populations causing surges of critically ill patients who can survive their acute critical illness. Tracheostomy and gastrostomy are commonly paired procedures that bridge patients from their acute to subacute critical illness. Both are aerosolgenerating procedures that can result in provider contamination and infection. We report new methods to create safer practice for providers and patients compared to current standards.