Aerosols, airflow, and airspace contamination during laparoscopy.
Br J Surg
; 108(9): 1022-1025, 2021 Sep 27.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1172644
ABSTRACT
Laparoscopic surgery has been undermined throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by concerns that it may generate an infectious risk to the operating team through aerosolization of peritoneal particles. There is anyway a need for increased awareness and understanding of the occupational hazard for surgical teams regarding unfiltered escape of pollutants generated by surgical smoke and other microbials. Here, the aerosol-generating nature of this access modality was confirmed through repeatable real-time methodology both qualitatively and quantitively to inform best practice and additional engineering solutions to optimize the operating room environment.
Laparoscopic surgery has been undermined throughout the COVID-19 pandemic by concerns that it may generate an infectious risk to the operating team through aerosolization of peritoneal particles. There is anyway a need for increased awareness and understanding of the occupational hazard for surgical teams regarding unfiltered escape of pollutants generated by surgical smoke and other microbials. Here, the aerosol-generating nature of this access modality was confirmed through repeatable real-time methodology both qualitatively and quantitively to inform best practice and additional engineering solutions to optimize the operating room environment.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ventilation
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Infection Control
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Air Pollution, Indoor
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Laparoscopy
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Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
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Air Pollutants, Occupational
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Br J Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bjs
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