Capillary carbon dioxide tension increases in hospital staff wearing filtering facepiece masks: a prospective crossover study
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has changed worldwide hygiene practices. In particular, the use of filtering face piece (FFP) masks markedly increased. Concerns have been raised regarding possible negative respiratory effects of wearing FFP masks. The aim of this study was to investigate gas exchan...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2023-07-01
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| Series: | ERJ Open Research |
| Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/4/00186-2023.full |