The objective of this study is to determine whether the Air Barrier System device reduces airborne colony-forming units (e.g., bacteria) present at a surgery site during total shoulder arthroplasty surgeries.
The Air Barrier System (ABS) is a device that uses localized clean air flow to shield a surgery site from ambient airborne contamination. This study examines the hypothesis that the ABS can reduce the presence of airborne CFU and particles at the surgery site during total arthroplasty surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
40
The Air Barrier System will be deployed onto the surgical field, but the airflow will not be activated, so this is a sham control comparator.
The Air Barrier System is a device that uses localized clean air flow to shield a surgery site from ambient airborne microorganisms that are shed into the air from people present in the operating room.
CFU counts
Inter-arm comparison of CFU counts taken during both the Control arm and ABS arm
Time frame: Four months
Particle counts
Inter-arm comparison of particle counts taken during both the Control arm and ABS arm.
Time frame: Four months
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