Aerosols Produced by Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Quantitative Evaluation
| Autor: | Masami Ono, Takao Sato, Hidefumi Nishikiori, Kazumi Togo, Kazunari Murakami, Kensuke Fukuda, Masaaki Kodama, Kazuhisa Okamoto, Tadayoshi Okimoto, Yuji Amano, Kazuhiro Mizukami, Hiroaki Tsuji, Ryo Ogawa, Ryota Sagami |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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2019-20 coronavirus outbreak medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Gastrointestinal Diseases Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Respiratory System complex mixtures Endoscopy Gastrointestinal 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Japan Materials Testing Outcome Assessment Health Care Disease Transmission Infectious medicine Humans Burping In patient Respiratory Protective Devices Aerosols Infection Control Hepatology medicine.diagnostic_test SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Gastroenterology COVID-19 Middle Aged respiratory system Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy Endoscopy 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Radiology medicine.symptom business Disease transmission |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Gastroenterology. 116:202-205 |
| ISSN: | 1572-0241 0002-9270 |
| DOI: | 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000983 |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: During the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, whether endoscopy generates aerosols needs to be determined. METHODS: In patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with an enclosure covering their heads, 0.3-10-µm aerosols were measured for 60 seconds before, during, and after endoscopy by an optical counter. Whether aerosols increased in the situation with and without endoscopy was examined. RESULTS: The analysis included 103 consecutive patients undergoing endoscopy and 90 control patients. Aerosols increased significantly during endoscopy compared with the control group. Body mass index and burping were significant factors related to increased aerosols during endoscopy. DISCUSSION: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was an aerosol-generating procedure. |
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