An Assessment of the Benefit of Surgical Face Masks in Preventing Aerosol Droplet Spread during a Simulated Spinal Anaesthetic-a Blinded in vitro Study.
dc.contributor.author | Biswas, Abhijit | |
dc.contributor.author | Riain, S. Ó. | |
dc.contributor.author | Saunders, J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Barron, D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Connell, N. O. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-16T04:48:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-16T04:48:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
dc.description.abstract | Aims: 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.citation | Biswas 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.issn | 2231-0614 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/181786 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://www.sciencedomain.org/abstract/11149 | en_US |
dc.subject | Facemasks | en_US |
dc.subject | oral commensals | en_US |
dc.subject | meningitis | en_US |
dc.title | An 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.type | Article | en_US |
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