Amount of contamination on the face shield of endoscopists during upper endoscopy between patients in two positions: A randomized study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) has been recognized as an aerosol-generating procedure. This study aimed to systematically compare the degree of face shield contamination between endoscopists who performed EGD on patients lying in the left lateral decubitus (LL) and prone positions.

Methods

This is a randomized trial in patients scheduled for EGD between April and June 2020. Eligible 212 patients were randomized with 1:1 allocation. Rapid adenosine triphosphate test was used to determine contamination level using relative light units of greater than 200 as a cutoff value. All eligible patients were randomized to lie in either the LL or prone position during EGD. The primary outcome was the rate of contaminatio

SUBMITTER: Pittayanon R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8014860 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature