Adapting re-usable elastomeric respirators to utilise anaesthesia circuit filters using a 3D-printed adaptor - a potential alternative to address N95 shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic

Liu, DCY; Koo, TH; Wong, JKK; Wong, YH; Fung, KSC; Chan, Y; Lim, HS

Liu, DCY (corresponding author), United Christian Hosp, Operating Room, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.

ANAESTHESIA, 2020; 75 (8): 1022

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for disposable N95 respirators. Re-usable elastomeric respirators may provide a suitable alternative. P......

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