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Bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during upper gastrointestinal endoscopies
Ist Teil von
Endoscopy International Open, 2023-10, Vol.11 (10), p.E1001-E1004
Ort / Verlag
Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany: Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
Quelle
EZB Electronic Journals Library
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Abstract
Background and study aims Upper gastrointestinal endoscopies are
considered aerosol-generating procedures (AGP) that risk spread of airborne diseases such as
SARS-CoV-2. We aimed to investigate where clinically approved bronchoscopy masks applied to
patients during esophagogastroduodenoscopies can mitigate spread of aerosols and
droplets.
Patients and methods This study included patients undergoing routine upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in a standard endoscopy room and used a particle counter to measure size and number of particles 10 cm from the mouths of 49 patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopies, of whom 12 wore bronchoscopy masks and 37 did not (controls). Particle counts in the aerosol (≤ 5 µm diameter) and droplet (> 5 µm-diameter) size ranges were measured and averaged over the duration of procedures.
Results The use of bronchoscopy masks offers a 47% reduction
(P = 0.01) in particle count for particles < 5 μm in diameter
over the procedure duration (aerosols).
Conclusions Bronchoscopy masks or similar are a simple, low-cost
mitigation technique that can be used during outbreaks of respiratory diseases such as
COVID-19 to improve safety and reduce fallow times.