Airflow during clinical examinations with and without protective face masks

Br J Surg. 2021 Mar 12;108(2):e77-e78. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znaa095.

Authors

N McInerney^{1

2}, C Gilligan³, L Manojlovich³, M F Khan^{1

2}, K Nolan⁴, R A Cahill^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ UCD Centre for Precision Surgery, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
² Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
³ UCD School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.

PMID: 33711122
DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa095

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / transmission
Humans
Masks*
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control
Physical Examination / instrumentation
Physical Examination / methods*
Respiration