3D-printed face protective shield in interventional radiology: Evaluation of an immediate solution in the era of COVID-19 pandemic
The purpose of this study was to report the clinical evaluation of a 3D-printed protective face shield designed to protect interventional radiologists from droplet transmission of the SARS-Cov-2. A protective face shield consisting in a standard transparent polymerizing vinyl chloride (PVC) sheet wa...
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Published in | Diagnostic and interventional imaging Vol. 101; no. 6; pp. 413 - 415 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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France
Elsevier Masson SAS
01.06.2020
Elsevier Société française de radiologie. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS |
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Summary: | The purpose of this study was to report the clinical evaluation of a 3D-printed protective face shield designed to protect interventional radiologists from droplet transmission of the SARS-Cov-2.
A protective face shield consisting in a standard transparent polymerizing vinyl chloride (PVC) sheet was built using commercially available 3D printers. The 3D-printed face shield was evaluated in 31 interventional procedures in terms of ability to perform the assigned intervention as usual, quality of visual comfort and tolerance using a Likert scale (from 1, as very good to 5, as extremely poor).
The mean rating for ability to perform the assigned intervention as usual was 1.7±0.8 (SD) (range: 1–4). The mean visual tolerance rating was 1.6±0.7 (SD) (range: 1–4). The mean tolerability rating was 1.4±0.7 (SD) (range: 1–3).
The 3D-printed protective face shield is well accepted in various interventions. It may become an additional option for protection of interventional radiologists. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Undefined-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 PMCID: PMC7166022 |
ISSN: | 2211-5684 2211-5684 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.diii.2020.04.004 |