Effect of Surgical Smoke on Air Quality

Abant Izzet Baysal University29 enrolled

Overview

This study; It was planned to (1) determine the effect of surgical smoke on indoor air quality and (2) examine its effect on physical symptoms and throat culture results in operating room employees and compare it with those working in internal units.

Background:This study is a experimental study. The aim of this study is; to determine the effect of surgical smoke containing toxic chemicals on indoor air quality and to examine the physical symptoms of employees in the operating room. Method:It was carried out in general surgery operating room between June 2020 and July 2020 In the study, 45 air samples were taken from the with active sampling method before, during and after surgery. Physical complaints of 19 people working in the operating room were asked and throat cultures were taken before and after surgery. These results were compared with those working in internal units. Data were analyzed using a statistics program.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Air Quality Volatile Organic Compounds Occupational Health

Interventions

exposure to surgical smoke during surgeryOTHER

No intervention was made. During the surgery, complaints and throat cultures were taken before and after exposure to surgical smoke. Simultaneously, 45 air samples are taken in the operating room before, during and after the operation.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Health workers in operating room Exclusion Criteria: * those with chronic diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma

Locations (1)

Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi/Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi

Bolu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

AIR UALITY IN OPERATING ROOM

Surgical smoke contains cellular materials including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from carcinogenic chemicals.In the study, 45 air samples were taken from the general surgery operating room with active sampling method before, during and after surgery

Time frame: 29/06/2020- 20/07/2020

THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS

Physical complaints of 19 people working in the general surgery operating room were asked and throat cultures were taken before and after surgery. These results were compared with those working in internal units.

Time frame: 29/06/2020- 20/07/2020

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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