Journey of Surgical Mask : from Bra to N 95 in COVID -19 | Zendy

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Journey of Surgical Mask : from Bra to N 95 in COVID -19

Author(s) -

Kaushik Bhattacharya,

Neela Bhattacharya

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

sri lanka journal of surgery/sri lanka journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2279-2201

pISSN - 0379-8240

DOI - 10.4038/sljs.v38i2.8696

Subject(s) - sri lanka , medical journal , medicine , covid-19 , library science , family medicine , medical education , tanzania , sociology , pathology , socioeconomics , disease , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty)

The role of the surgical mask during COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly very vital in preventing infections. A review of the evolution of the face mask from the animal bladder of the past to the present N 95 is being done with an emphasis on the importance and problems currently faced by the surgical community due to constant wearing of N 95 mask in the hospital. Though N 95 mask is the ideal mask during Coronavirus pandemic, there are a few issues like carbon dioxide retention and headache which is hampering its prolonged use.

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