ABSTRACT
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, endoscopy services must adopt preventive measures to maintain proper functioning due to a high risk of disease contagion. Triage protocols before and after the procedure, personal protective equipment, and environmental contamination control are some of the endoscopy society's recommendations. However, the risk of infection may remain high due to poor control over the source of contamination.Using a combination of standardized supplies and accessories in a hospital, a ventilation mask adapted to be used in endoscopic procedures is proposed to reduce COVID-19 contamination.
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Aerosols/adverse effects , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control , Endoscopy , Pandemics , Personal Protective Equipment/standards , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections/transmission , Equipment Design , Humans , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/transmission , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
SUMMARY In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, endoscopy services must adopt preventive measures to maintain proper functioning due to a high risk of disease contagion. Triage protocols before and after the procedure, personal protective equipment, and environmental contamination control are some of the endoscopy society's recommendations. However, the risk of infection may remain high due to poor control over the source of contamination.Using a combination of standardized supplies and accessories in a hospital, a ventilation mask adapted to be used in endoscopic procedures is proposed to reduce COVID-19 contamination.
RESUMO No contexto da pandemia de COVID-19, o serviço de endoscopia deve adotar ações preventivas para manter seu funcionamento devido ao grande risco de contágio da doença. Protocolos de triagem antes e após o procedimento, equipamentos de proteção individual e controle de contaminação do ambiente fazem parte das recomendações das sociedades de endoscopia. Entretanto, o risco de infecção pode permanecer alto devido ao pouco controle da fonte de disseminação de contaminantes. A partir da combinação de suprimentos e de acessórios padronizados em um hospital, uma máscara de ventilação adaptada para ser usada em procedimentos endoscópicos é proposta com a finalidade de reduzir a contaminação por COVID-19.
