Use of a modified ventilation mask to avoid aerosolizing spread of droplets for short endoscopic procedures during coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak

Gastrointest Endosc. 2020 Aug;92(2):439-440. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2020.03.3853. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Authors

Michele Marchese¹, Annalisa Capannolo¹, Loreto Lombardi¹, Michela Di Carlo², Franco Marinangeli², Pierfrancesco Fusco³

Affiliations

¹ Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, San Salvatore Academic Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.
² Department of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
³ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, San Salvatore Academic Hospital, L'Aquila, Italy.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Coronavirus*
Endoscopy
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2