Novel Solution for the ENT and Skull Base Surgeons in COVID-19 Era: A ‘POLIDON’ Approach

This chapter highlights about novel solution for the ENT and skull base surgeons in COVID-19 Era. Healthcare services in many countries have been partially or completely disrupted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic since its onset in the end of 2019. As the case numbers of COVID-19 have increased worldwide, it has become more apparent that the elevated viral load in the upper aerodigestive tract mucosa not only affects skull base surgery but essentially all diagnostic and therapeutic intranasal procedures that are routinely part of the scope of practice for Otolaryngologist - Head and Neck Surgeons. The majority of endoscopic and microscopic ENT and skull base surgeries, such as pituitary gland and mastoid surgery, are AGP procedures. We considered eradicating or…