External nasal dilator decreases N95 respirator-related respiratory effort and symptoms in gastrointestinal endoscopy unit staff

External nasal dilator decreases N95 respirator-related respiratory effort and symptoms in gastrointestinal endoscopy unit staff

Background and study aims N95-filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) use is associated with physiological changes and symptoms due to impaired nasal airflow and increased breathing resistance. We prospectively studied the effect of using an external nasal dilator (END) in gastroenterology laboratory...

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Main Authors: Asif Khalid, Christopher Thomas, Michael Kingsley, Kishore Vipperla, Jeffrey Dueker, Christianna Kreiss, Anna Evans Phillips, Rohit Das, Kenneth Fasanella, James Ibinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2022-09-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1896-4376

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