Ambient air pollution in gastrointestinal endoscopy unit
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- 3 October 2019
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 34 (9) , 3795-3804
Abstract
The gastrointestinal endoscopy unit is frequently exposed to gastrointestinal gas expelled from patients and electrocoagulated tissue through carbonation. This can be potentially harmful to the health of not only the healthcare personnel but also patients who undergo endoscopy. This study aimed to measure the air quality in the endoscopy unit.Keywords
Funding Information
- Hallym University (Hallym University Research Fund 2018 (H20180249).)
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