Clinical Efficacy of Novel Patient-Covering Negative-Pressure Box for Shielding Virus Transmission during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: A Prospective Observational Study

Clinical Efficacy of Novel Patient-Covering Negative-Pressure Box for Shielding Virus Transmission during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy: A Prospective Observational Study

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) has a high risk of virus transmission during the current coronavirus disease 2019 era, and preventive measures are under investigation. We investigated the effectiveness of a newly developed patient-covering negative-pressure box system (Endo barrier<sup>®</...

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Main Authors: Shintaro Fujihara, Hideki Kobara, Noriko Nishiyama, Naoya Tada, Kazuhiro Kozuka, Takanori Matsui, Taiga Chiyo, Nobuya Kobayashi, Tingting Shi, Tatsuo Yachida, Toshio Uchida, Taichi Nagatomi, Haruo Oba, Tsutomu Masaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
aerosol
virus transmission
COVID-19
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/11/9/1679

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