The Evaluation of Pre-Post Smoke Evacuation Uses on Surgical Smoke and Bio-Aerosols in Operating Rooms

NAUnknownINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

128

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2015

Primary Completion Date

February 29, 2016

Study Completion Date

March 31, 2016

Conditions
Smoke
Interventions
DEVICE

RapidVac Smoke Evacuator

"The intervention group, using the smoke evacuation (RapidVac Smoke Evacuator) in each OR, the data collection for the amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles will be collected during pre-surgery and during surgery (every 30 mins).~Before using the smoke evacuation, the amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles in the surgical field and OR environment will be measured by AeroTraxTM Handheld Airborne Particle Counter. This record includes the amount and size of smoke and bio-aerosol particles in each area such as anesthetic area (anesthesiologist physicians and nurses area); instrument preparation area (circulating nurses area) and surgical area (surgeons and scrub nurses areas)."

Trial Locations (1)

10700

RECRUITING

Mahidol University, Bangkok

Sponsors

Collaborators (1)

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Medtronic - MITG

INDUSTRY

lead

Mahidol University

OTHER

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