Use of a negative pressure procedural tent in the Emergency Department during the COVID-19 pandemic

AGPs have been associated with higher rates of viral transmission to healthcare workers [3], and allocating appropriate and timely personal protective equipment (PPE) and negative pressure rooms is required to mitigate this risk. Many of these innovations have had significant limitations, including limited scope and clinical applicability (ie, “intubation boxes” suited only for endotracheal intubation), mechanical limitations (heavy, inflexible, non-disposable with risk of patient to patient transmission), risks of damaging PPE, and limited adjustability preventing wide use for differing procedures and proceduralists. [...]devices are needed during the current pandemic and beyond to protect healthcare workers and provide creative, effective solutions to the challenges facing many ED clinicians.Declaration of Competing Interest Drs. Haas, Bassin, and Ward have intellectual property regarding the tent device submitted through the University of Michigan and FlexSys Inc. Drs. Haas, Bassin, and Ward also report equity in the company InspireRx which is manufacturing the device.