Hidemi Obara, a lecturer at Kagawa University, has developed a gastrointestinal endoscopy to protect against new corona infections and a patient shielding method that minimizes the transmission of the new coronavirus under abdominal ultrasonography.It is expected to contribute to the resumption and maintenance of gastrointestinal cancer treatment.
Under the new corona pandemic, even if unnecessary and urgent gastrointestinal cancer screening is postponed, emergency treatment for lifesaving for vomiting blood and hepatobiliary infection is required.Even in the convergence period, infection prevention measures are indispensable for resuming normal cancer treatment in consideration of asymptomatic infected persons.Currently, the opportunity for early detection of cancer by screening has been lost, and no method has been developed to protect healthcare professionals by blocking aerosol dispersal from patients under gastrointestinal procedures.
It is important to make the target box and negative pressure to suppress the scattering.Therefore, for gastroscopy and abdominal ultrasonography, we created a vinyl box-type sealed shield that covers the patient's head and upper body.The continuous suction tube inserted in the box makes the inside negative pressure and prevents the aerosol from scattering.Maintain patient breathing with an oxygen inhalation tube inserted at the same time.Negative pressure inside the box with a continuous suction tube is called an epoch-making method.
For colonoscopies, we devised a scattering shield method using diaper pants and a probe cover for abdominal ultrasound.The virus-containing stool juice is absorbed by a highly liquid-absorbing diaper, and the aerosol from the anus is sealed by a probe cover covered with an endoscope.
This time, a new type of corona infection protection system has been developed that is inexpensive and can be used at any facility for the safe implementation of diagnosis and treatment of the digestive system that is stagnant.It is expected to make a great contribution to protecting the health of patients by preventing infections of medical staff and resuming and maintaining cancer treatment at an early stage.
