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. 2020 Aug;131(2):e96-e97.
doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000004922.

Use of a Modified System for Manual Ventilation of the Patient for In-Hospital and Extra-Hospital Transport to Avoid Aerosolizing Spread of Droplets During COVID-19 Outbreak

Pierfrancesco Fusco  1 , Gian Marco Petroni  2 , Stefano Di Carlo  3 , Stefania Tullj  4 , Valentina Arcangeli  4 , Franco Marinangeli  4
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Use of a Modified System for Manual Ventilation of the Patient for In-Hospital and Extra-Hospital Transport to Avoid Aerosolizing Spread of Droplets During COVID-19 Outbreak

Pierfrancesco Fusco et al. Anesth Analg. 2020 Aug.
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DAR reservoir bag, with DAR filter at the expiratory exit of the bag, on which the surgical mask is placed. A and B, *Filter on the expiratory exit of the DAR reservoir bag. ○Surgical mask fixed on the filter with hemmed bandage.
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