Standard pleural interventions are not high-risk aerosol generating procedures

David T. Arnold, Florence K.A. Gregson, Sadiyah Sheikh, Fergus W. Hamilton, Hugh Welch, Alexandra Dipper, George W. Nava, James W. Dodd, Amelia O. Clive, Bryan R. Bzdek, Jonathan P. Reid, Nick A. Maskell

Source: Eur Respir J, 58 (4) 2101064; 10.1183/13993003.01064-2021
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