An<unk>  (AGP) is a medical or health-care<unk>  that a public health agency such as the World Health Organization or the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has designated as creating an increased risk of transmission of an<unk>  borne contagious disease, such as COVID-19. The implication is that the risk of transmission of the contagious disease from a patient having an AGP performed on them, is higher than for a patient who is not having an AGP performed upon them. This then informs decisions on infection control, such as what Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is required by a healthcare worker performing the medical<unk> . Medical<unk> s that have been designated as AGPs include positive-pressure mechanical ventilation including BiPAP and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), high-frequency ventilation, tracheal intubation, airway suction, tracheostomy, chest physiotherapy, nebuliser treatment, sputum induction, bronchoscopy and ultrasonic scaling and root planing. But note that different public health agencies have different lists of AGPs. The term AGP became popular during the 2003 SARS epidemic, where small retrospective studies showed a higher rate of infection amongst healthcare workers in which the<unk> s had been performed.
Aerosol-generating procedure
Mucoactive agent
Surgical lubricant
Deodorant
Premedication
Asthma spacer
Suprachoroidal drug delivery
Mustard bath