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Does an Extraoral Suction Device Reduce Aerosol Generation and Prevent Droplet Exposure to the Examiner during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy?

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an aerosol-generating procedure. A major challenge in the COVID-19 era is how to prevent the spread of aerosols and droplets in endoscopic units. We evaluated the effectiveness of an extraoral suction device in preventing indoor aerosol diffusion and droplet expos...

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Autores principales: Fujihara, Shintaro, Kobara, Hideki, Nishiyama, Noriko, Tada, Naoya, Goda, Yasuhiro, Kozuka, Kazuhiro, Matsui, Takanori, Chiyo, Taiga, Kobayashi, Nobuya, Yachida, Tatsuo, Masaki, Tsutomu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10094833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37048658
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072574