The droplets patients expel during upper endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures could pose a risk for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 to health care workers involved in performing these procedures, according to a study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Researchers created a unique portable device capable of identifying the airborne droplets that can carry SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses from one person to another. They then used the device to measure the presence, size and number of droplets in