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The use of germicidal ultraviolet light, vaporised hydrogen peroxide and dry heat to decontaminate face masks and filtering respirators contaminated with an infectious norovirus

Infection Prevention in Practice, 2021
Summary: In the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, reuse of surgical masks and filtering facepiece respirators has been recommended. Their reuse necessitates procedures to inactivate contaminating human respiratory and oral pathogens.
Constance Wielick, Louisa F. Ludwig-Begall, Lorène Dams, Ravo M. Razafimahefa, Pierre-Francois Demeuldre, Aurore Napp, Jan Laperre, Olivier Jolois, Frédéric Farnir, Eric Haubruge, Etienne Thiry   +10 more
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N95 respirator associated pressure ulcer amongst COVID‐19 health care workers

International Wound Journal, 2020
The protection efficacy of facemasks and respirators has been well documented. The N95 respirator is essential amongst health care workers (HCW) treating COVID-19 patients.
U-Nee Lam, Nur Shazwani Farah Md Mydin Siddik, S. J. Mohd Yussof, Salina Ibrahim   +3 more
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Respirator Donning in Post-Hurricane New Orleans

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007
We evaluated correctness of N95 filtering facepiece respirator donning by the public in post-hurricane New Orleans, where respirators were recommended for mold remediation.
Kristin J. Cummings, Jean Cox-Ganser, Margaret A. Riggs, Nicole Edwards, Kathleen Kreiss   +4 more
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Facial mask acute effects on affective/psychological and exercise performance responses during exercise: A meta-analytical review

Frontiers in Physiology, 2022
Background: Face masks are widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic as one of the protective measures against the viral infection risk. Some evidence suggests that face mask prolonged use can be uncomfortable, and discomfort can be exacerbated during ...
Marcelo Henrique Glänzel, Marcelo Henrique Glänzel, Igor Martins Barbosa, Esthevan Machado, Samuel Klippel Prusch, Samuel Klippel Prusch, Ariadine Rodrigues Barbosa, Luiz Fernando Cuozzo Lemos, Luiz Fernando Cuozzo Lemos, Felipe Barreto Schuch, Fábio Juner Lanferdini   +10 more
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Smart Mask as Wearable for Post-Pandemic Personal Healthcare

Biosensors, 2023
A mask serves as a simple external barrier that protects humans from infectious particles from poor air conditions in the surrounding environment. As an important personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect our respiratory system, masks are able not ...
Jingcheng Li, Jing Yin, Seeram Ramakrishna, Dongxiao Ji   +3 more
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Scalable in-hospital decontamination of N95 filtering face-piece respirator with a peracetic acid room disinfection system

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2020
Background: Critical shortages of personal protective equipment, especially N95 respirators, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to be a source of concern. Novel methods of N95 filtering face-piece respirator decontamination
Amrita R. John, Shine Raju, Jennifer L. Cadnum, K. Lee, Phillip McClellan, O. Akkus, S. K. Miller, Wayne D. Jennings, Joy A. Buehler, Daniel F. Li, Sarah N. Redmond, Melissa Braskie, C. Hoyen, C. Donskey   +13 more
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Peran Masker/Respirator dalam Pencegahan Dampak Kesehatan Paru Akibat Polusi Udara [The Role of Mask in Preventing Pulmonary Air Pollution: A Review]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2017
Outdoor air pollution contributed harmful impact to public health. There are several respiratory disorders related to outdoor air pollution such as acute respiratory infection, lung cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and lung ...
Haruyuki Dewi Faisal, Agus Dwi Susanto
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
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Radiotherapy Delivery in Deep Inspiration for Pediatric Patients—Final Results of the Phase II Feasibility Study TEDDI

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction The TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep‐inspiration breath‐hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, including patient‐reported outcomes (PRO) and dosimetric comparison of DIBH and free‐breathing (FB).
Daniella Elisabet Østergaard, Anni Young Lundgaard, Laura Ann Rechner, Danijela Dejanovic, Hanne Krogh Rose, Jolanta Hansen, Leila Vaalavirta, Miia Mokka, Marianne Aznar, Peder Skov Wehner, Lisa Lyngsie Hjalgrim, Maja Vestmø Maraldo   +11 more
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Addressing Difficulty in Communication While Wearing a Respirator Mask During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Using a Laryngophone

Philippine Journal of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, 2021
Objective: To describe the use of a laryngophone to aid in verbal communication when wearing elastomeric respirator masks. Methods: Design: Instrumentation Innovation Setting: Tertiary Private Training Hospital Participants: Five volunteers ...
Laine Valerie Kongsun Ching, Philip Lance Anthony Liu   +1 more
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