Endoscopic shield: barrier enclosure during the endoscopy to prevent aerosol droplets during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ryota Sagami, Hidefumi Nishikiori, Takao Sato, Kazunari Murakami
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) refers to human infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. By April 21, 2020, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases had increased to more than 2,397,000 globally, with an overall mortality rate of 6.8%.1
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)PandemicEnclosureAerosolEndoscopyShieldVirologySurgeryMeteorologyPathologyGeologyDiseasePetrologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PhysicsTelecommunicationsOutbreakComputer scienceInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts