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Comment
. 2020 Aug;52(8):E306-E307.
doi: 10.1055/a-1178-9125. Epub 2020 May 29.

Why not use the Easybreath snorkeling mask to prevent COVID-19 transmission during endoscopy procedures when FFP2 are lacking?

Jérôme Rivory  1   2 , Éric Beaugendre  1 , Claire Yvon  1 , Fréderic Ploteau  1 , Bertrand Condat  1 , Florian Rostain  2 , Mathieu Pioche  2   3
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Why not use the Easybreath snorkeling mask to prevent COVID-19 transmission during endoscopy procedures when FFP2 are lacking?

Jérôme Rivory et al. Endoscopy. 2020 Aug.
No abstract available

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Fig. 1
Aspect of the mask. a External aspect. b Internal aspect. c Aspect during endoscopy procedure.
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Fig. 2
Easybreath mask. a Visibility of the endoscopy screen through the mask. b View of the endoscopist with the mask with a filter added on the snorkel.
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  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak: what the department of endoscopy should know.
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