An Assessment of the Benefit of Surgical Face Masks in Preventing Aerosol Droplet Spread during a Simulated Spinal Anaesthetic-a Blinded in vitro Study.

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dc.contributor.authorBiswas, Abhijit
dc.contributor.authorRiain, S. Ó.
dc.contributor.authorSaunders, J.
dc.contributor.authorBarron, D.
dc.contributor.authorConnell, N. O.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-16T04:48:57Z
dc.date.available2017-01-16T04:48:57Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAims: The purpose of this study was to assess the benefit of wearing a surgical face mask in reducing aerosol contamination of agar plates in a simulated spinal anaesthetic. The contamination of plates with virulent organisms, association of growth with recent upper respiratory tract infection and food intake were also studied. Methods: A poster containing written text was fixed to a wall, with a standard agar plate suspended at its midpoint. Each volunteer (n=30) then read the text from the wall chart to simulate verbal interaction with a patient during a spinal anaesthetic, initially wearing a surgical mask and then once again without a mask. Results: This study revealed an increased risk (p =0.006) of bacterial growth on agar plates when not wearing a surgical face mask. Results also suggest that eating prior to surgical procedures may increase the risk of contamination of the surgical field in the absence of a barrier mask.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBiswas Abhijit, Riain S. Ó., Saunders J., Barron D., Connell N. O. An Assessment of the Benefit of Surgical Face Masks in Preventing Aerosol Droplet Spread during a Simulated Spinal Anaesthetic-a Blinded in vitro Study. British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 2015; 10(8): 1-7.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2231-0614
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/181786
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract/11149en_US
dc.subjectFacemasksen_US
dc.subjectoral commensalsen_US
dc.subjectmeningitisen_US
dc.titleAn Assessment of the Benefit of Surgical Face Masks in Preventing Aerosol Droplet Spread during a Simulated Spinal Anaesthetic-a Blinded in vitro Study.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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