Summary: personal protective equipment in GI endoscopy

GI endoscopy places physicians at risk for various occupational exposures, including infectious pathogens, hazardous chemicals, and radiation injury. Accordingly, both universal and risk-specific personal protective equipment (PPE) have been developed to mitigate the risk of occupational exposure. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, in particular, raised awareness of the critical need for effective PPE practices and spurred a rapid expansion of research to guide PPE selection, use, and stewardship.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - August 18, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Technology Committee, Allon Kahn, Samuel Han, Amit Bhatt, Juan Carlos Bucobo, Vinay Chandrasekhara, Andrew P. Copland, Nikhil A. Kumta, Kumar Krishnan, Jorge V. Obando, Mansour A. Parsi, Monica Saumoy, G Tags: Technology Status Evaluation Report Source Type: research