Verification of negative pressure box for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Hideki Kobara; Noriko Nishiyama; Haruo Oba; Taichi Nagatomi; Naoya Tada; Shintaro Fujihara; Tsutomu Masaki

doi:10.1002/jgh3.12595

Verification of negative pressure box for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

JGH Open. 2021 Jun 14;5(7):825-826. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12595. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Authors

Hideki Kobara¹, Noriko Nishiyama¹, Haruo Oba², Taichi Nagatomi³, Naoya Tada¹, Shintaro Fujihara¹, Tsutomu Masaki¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Kagawa University Kita Japan.
² Department of Engineering and Design Kagawa University Kita Japan.
³ Center for Industrial-Academic Partnership and Intellectual Property Kagawa University Kita Japan.

Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic era, multiple infection prevention and control measures to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission may be required in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGI). We herein studied the verification tests of Endo barrier, which is one of the protective barrier enclosures. Endo barrier may be an alternative for minimizing SARS-CoV-2 transmission during UGI.

Keywords: endoscopy: upper gastrointestinal; gastroenterology; gastrointestinal infections; protective barrier enclosures; virus transmission.