A Proof of Concept Study: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Is an Aerosol-Generating Procedure and Continuous Oral Suction During the Procedure Reduces the Amount of Aerosol Generated

Gastroenterology. 2020 Nov;159(5):1949-1951.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.07.002. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

¹ Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; Institute of Digestive Disease, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
² Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
³ Centre for Clinical Research and Biostatistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.
⁴ Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; Institute of Digestive Disease, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Electronic address: philipchiu@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Health Care Workers; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Adult
Aerosols / adverse effects
Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
Coronavirus Infections / transmission
Coronavirus Infections / virology
Endoscopy, Digestive System / adverse effects
Endoscopy, Digestive System / methods*
Health Personnel
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
Pandemics / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission
Pneumonia, Viral / virology
Proof of Concept Study
Prospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Suction