PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gaurav Gomez
AU  - Samuel Thomas
AU  - Kurian Zachariah
TI  - TT-Topper: a low-cost infection barrier for tracheostomies
AID  - 10.1136/bmjinnov-2020-000461
DP  - 2021 Jan 01
TA  - BMJ Innovations
PG  - 245--246
VI  - 7
IP  - 1
4099  - http://innovations.bmj.com/content/7/1/245.short
4100  - http://innovations.bmj.com/content/7/1/245.full
SO  - BMJ Innov2021 Jan 01; 7
AB  - A simple, practical, low cost barrier device is presented called the TT-Topper (Tracheostomy Tube Topper) to protect healthcare professionals and other caregivers from droplet infection via tracheostomies. The testing of the device using an ultraviolet lit simulation is also demonstrated. The TT-Topper was found to be very effective in curbing droplet spread. It could be used with ease in the community as well as in the hospital setting and could potentially be an adjunct to routine protection standards in clinical care.