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nasopharyngeal swab collection

Procedure: - video on obtaining nasopharyngeal swab [1] - illustration of obtaining nasopharyngeal swab [2] Complications: - complications requiring treatment 1.24 per 100,000 swabs [3] - epistaxis & broke swabs requiring removal by nasal endoscopy [3] - cribriform plate injury (case report) [4]

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  1. Marty FM, Chen K, Verrill KA How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen. N Engl J Med. April 17, 2020 (video) PMID: 32302471 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMvcm2010260
  2. Higgins TS, Wu AW, Ting JY. SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing - False-Negative Results From a Pervasive Anatomical Misconception. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;146(11):993-994. PMID: 32940647 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2946
  3. Koskinen A, Tolvi M, Jauhiainen M et al Complications of COVID-19 Nasopharyngeal Swab Test. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(7):672-674 PMID: 33914064 PMCID: PMC8085764 (available on 2022-04-29) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2779393
  4. Knizek A, Michalek R, Vodicka J et al Cribriform Plate Injury After Nasal Swab Testing for COVID-19 JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021. Sept 9 PMID: 34499106 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2784128