key: cord-0791770-i3k4gpac
authors: Rivory, Jérôme; Beaugendre, Éric; Yvon, Claire; Ploteau, Fréderic; Condat, Bertrand; Rostain, Florian; Pioche, Mathieu
title: Why not use the Easybreath snorkeling mask to prevent COVID-19 transmission during endoscopy procedures when FFP2 are lacking?
date: 2020-05-29
journal: Endoscopy
DOI: 10.1055/a-1178-9125
sha: bd7165509cc1557b0f962cc63faa492379f88e62
doc_id: 791770
cord_uid: i3k4gpac

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In our experience, the endoscopic examination quality was not altered by reduced visibility (▶ Fig. 2 a) . This product is particularly efficient at preventing fogging (▶ Fig. 2 b) . While the mask's affect may elicit ridicule, ridicule does not killnot as much as COVID-19.

Competing interests

COVID-19: Gastrointestinal manifestations and potential fecal-oral transmission

Gastrointestinal endoscopy during COVID-19 pandemic

Suggestions for infection prevention and control in digestive endoscopy during current 2019-nCoV pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province

Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: what the department of endoscopy should know. Gastrointest Endosc 2020

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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