Pediatric dentist attire and relationship with anxiety in children and parents during Covid-19 pandemic

Aim The study aimed to evaluate children's and parent's preferences of dentist's attire during Covid-19 pandemic and their relationship with dental anxiety. Methods A total of 139 Children(71 boys, 68 girls) aged 6-12 years were shown videos of a pediatric dentist working with different attire such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and pedoscrub, and they were asked to express the way they preferred their dentist to be dressed. Children's anxiety levels with different attire of paediatric dentists were assessed in different age groups and for boys and girls separately and recorded it using the Facial image scale. A questionnaire regarding dental anxiety was created online and completed by 139 parents (76 females, 63 males) of various ages and different educational backgrounds who were asked to choose between two outfits. Results were tabulated and statistically analysed using Chi-square test. Results Children aged 10-12 years preferred PPE by 50.6%, whereas 48.1% of children aged 6-9 years least preferred PPE (<0.05). About 46 (33%) were scored as anxious children and they had a preference for pedoscrub. Also, nonanxious children 43(31%) preferred PPE. All educated parents (100%) selected PPE over pedoscrub and the result were shown to be statistically significant. (<0.05). Conclusion Ultimately, the majority of the anxious children chosen pedoscrub, whereas non - anxious children have chosen PPE. Furthermore, the data reveals that both educated parents and older children preferred PPE as their attire for paediatric dentists.

A influência da aparência na escolha do cirurgião-dentista / The influence of appearance on the choice of dental surgeon

Introdução: Atualmente, há uma exigência maior de padrões estéticos quando se trata de Cirurgiões-Dentistas, fazendo com que diversos fatores sejam considerados na escolha de um profissional. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a percepção dos universitários em relação à imagem do Cirurgião-Dentista, o impacto dessa aparência na escolha do profissional e a confiança atribuída a ele. Métodos: Após aprovação do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa com Seres Humanos, a avaliação foi feita por meio de um questionário composto por 10 perguntas acerca da aparência do Cirurgião-Dentista. O entrevistado avaliou o grau de importância dos quesitos, atribuindo uma nota de 0 a 10, sendo 0 considerado péssimo e 10 considerado excelente. Utilizou-se procedimentos da estatística descritiva para expressar os resultados como média, mediana, desvio padrão (DP), amplitude interquartil (AIQ) e frequências (relativa e absoluta). O nível de significância adotado foi 5% (p-valor < 0,05). Resultados: De acordo com a percepção dos estudantes, o tempo de formado e o perfil profissional em rede social influenciam na escolha do profissional enquanto o uso de piercings é um aspecto que contribui para uma percepção mais negativa do profissional. Conclusão: A aparência do Cirurgião-Dentista é um aspecto muito importante que é utilizado por universitários na escolha do profissional.

Introduction: Currently, there is a greater demand for aesthetic standards regarding dental surgeons, which include several factors to be considered when choosing a professional. Objective: This study aims to evaluate the perception of undergraduate students concerning the image of the Dental Surgeons and the impact of their appearance on the choice of the professional and the confidence attributed to them. Methods: After approval by the Ethics Committee on Research with Human Beings, the assessment was conducted through a questionnaire composed of 10 questions about the appearance of the Dental Surgeons. The interviewee assessed the degree of importance of the items, assigning a score from 0 to 10, 0 being considered terrible, and 10 excellent. Descriptive statistics procedures were used to express the results such as mean, median, standard deviation (SD), interquartile range (AIQ), and frequencies (relative and absolute). The significance level adopted was 5% (p-value 0,5) Results: According to the students' perception, the time since graduation and the professional profile in the social media influence in the choice of the professional while using piercings is an aspect that contributes to a more negative perception of the professional. Conclusion: The appearance of the Dental Surgeon is a very important aspect used by undergraduate students to choose a professional.

Impacto de un programa de prevención de infecciones en la conducta de cirujanos y anestesistas en un hospital público / Impact of an infection prevention program on the behavior of surgeons and anesthetists in a public hospital

Introducción: El control de las infecciones de sitio quirúrgico (ISQ) es importante en los programas de vigilancia y control de infecciones nosocomiales. Hay evidencias de que hasta un 60% podrían evitarse. Nuestro objetivo fue determinar si el porcentaje de cumplimiento de las medidas de prevención de ISQ fue mayor luego de la implementación de un programa en un hospital público.Material y métodos: Estudio comparativo inter-sujeto, observacional, retrospectivo y transversal. Se analizaron fichas de registro de cumplimiento de medidas de prevención pre y post instrumentación del programa, que consistió en entrega de ropa quirúrgica al ingreso al quirófano, difusión de las recomendaciones de prevención de ISQ y auditoría diaria. Variables: categoría profesional, uso adecuado de barbijo, de ambo y de camisolín, higiene de manos quirúrgica, cambio de ropa cuando se mancha, y manejo de efectos personales dentro del quirófano. Los datos fueron analizados empleando VCCstat3.0. Se estimaron intervalos de confianza del 95%.Resultados: En el control de la categoría "Profesional" hubo diferencias significativas en todas las variables auditadas entre cirujanos y anestesistas. Por lo tanto, se realizó un análisis de las poblaciones por separado. Cirujanos y anestesistas mejoraron el cumplimiento de ambo adecuado, cambio de ropa cuando se mancha y manejo de efectos personales dentro del quirófano. Los anestesistas, además, presentaron mejoras significativas en el uso adecuado de barbijo e higiene de manos quirúrgica. Conclusiones: La instrumentación del programa fue exitosa. Es importante continuar con los esfuerzos de la mejora. El efecto en las tasas de ISQ es un dato a medir.

Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSI) occupy a prominent place in nosocomial infection surveillance and control programs. There is evidence that up to 60% could be avoided. Our objective was to determine if the percentage of compliance with surgical infection prevention measures is higher after the implementation of a program in a public hospital.Methods: Intersubject, observational, retrospective and cross-sectional comparative study. Record of compliance with prevention measures before and after instrumentation of the Program were analyzed. The Program consisted of: delivery of surgical clothing upon admission to the operating room, dissemination of SSI prevention recommendations, daily audit. Variables: professional category, proper use of surgical mask, scrubs, and surgical gowns, surgical hand hygiene, change of clothes when stained, and handling of personal effects within the operating room. The data were analyzed using VCCstat 3.0. 95% confidence intervals were estimated.Results: In the control "Professional Category" variable, there were significant differences in all audited variables between surgeons and anesthetists, therefore, a separate population analysis was performed.Surgeons and anesthetists improved the compliance of both adequate, change of clothes when stained and handling of personal effects within the operating room. The anesthetists also presented significant improvements in proper use of chinstrap and surgical hand hygiene.Discussion: Program implementation was successful. Continuous efforts in the continuation of improvement is important. The effect on ISQ rates is a fact to be measured

Infecção relacionada ao vestuário em centro cirúrgico: revisão integrativa / Infection related to surgical center staff apparel: an integrative review

Objetivo: Analisar as evidências científicas sobre a transmissão de microorganismos relacionada ao vestuário utilizado em salas cirúrgicas. Método: Revisão integrativa de artigos publicados entre 2002 e 2012 nas bases LILACS, MEDLINE, PUBMED, SciELO E SCOPUS, em português, inglês e espanhol, utilizou-se o nível de evidência científica do Oxford Centre for Evidence Based. Resultados: A amostra foi constituída por 13 artigos, que foram classificados como se segue: seis como 2B, um como 2C e seis como 5D. os resultados mostram que tecidos com poros demasiadamente grandes comprometem o potencial de proteção, devendo ser evitados. Recomenda-se o uso de vestimentas cirúrgicas impermeáveis, que sejam efetivas quando molhadas. Vestimentas intituladas total body exhaust foram testadas, entretanto estudos sugerem que a eficiência destas não pode ser comprovada. Conclusão: Apesar de poucos estudos testarem a capacidade de aventais reduzirem infecções, a escolha dever basear-se no tipo de cirurgia, por esta determinar o nível de proteção necessária...

Introduction to method for determination of bio-burden on surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits / 中国医疗器械杂志

Firstly, the essay introduces the definition of bio-burden, the significance of determination of bio-burden and the specific performance requirements. Then, the essay introduces the method selection and validation on the bio-burden determination of surgical drapes, gowns and clean air suits.

Paramentação cirúrgica: artigo de revisão / Surgical attire: a review article

Esta revisão objetivou a descrição da paramentação cirúrgica e suas reais necessidades. Procedimentos cirúrgicos e anestésicos tornam necessárias precauções para reduzir os riscos biológicos que ocorrem em pacientes e na equipe multiprofissional em contato com líquidos, tecidos orgânicos e agentes infecciosos em centro cirúrgico. Seu intuito é proteger pacientes e a equipe multiprofissional contra microrganismos presentes e liberados em centro cirúrgico. A paramentação cirúrgica é a troca das vestimentas rotineiras por outras adequadas, em áreas restritas ou semirrestritas do centro cirúrgico, proporcionando barreiras contra ainvasão de microrganismos. Utilizou-se a seleção de artigos publicados na MEDLINE, LILACS, PUBMED, COCHRANE LIBRARY e livros. Não existem normas de leis para o uso da paramentação cirúrgica, ficando sob a vigilância sanitária vigente em cada município e ainda às normas internas de funcionamento de cada centro cirúrgico. Constitui-se em medida eficaz na redução dos processos infecciosos pós-operatórios, mesmo com resultados contraditórios em vários estudos sobre o reconhecimento das reais fontes e formas de transmissão dos microrganismos em um centro cirúrgico.

This review focused on the description of surgical attire and its actual requisite use. Surgical and anesthetic procedures requite that precautions are taken to reduce biological risk to patients and to the multiprofessional team in contact with fluids, organic tissues and infectious agents in the surgical center. Its purpose is protecting patients and the multiprofessional team against microorganisms existing and released in the surgical center. Use of surgical attire includes the exchange of everyday clothing for more adequate pieces in restricted or semi-restricted areas in the operatingroom, thus providing barriers against the invasion of microorganisms. A selection of articles published in MEDLINE, LILACS, PUBMED, COCHRANE LIBRARY and books were used. There are no regulations in place for the use of surgical attire, and its use is controlled by each municipaltiy's health surveillance team as well as by internal rules of operation in every surgical center. It constitutes an effective measure to decrease postoperative infectious processes, even though several studies contradict with regards to the actual sources and modes of transmission of microorganisms in the operating room.

A verification study assessing the test method for resistance to dry microbial penetration about surgical gowns and surgical drapes / 中国医疗器械杂志

By testing the less critical product areas of two different materials, this paper verifies the test method described in ISO 22612.

Study on the testing methods to determine the resistance to wet bacterial penetration about surgical gowns and drapes / 中国医疗器械杂志

The essay introduces the study on the performance monitoring tests for the resistance to wet bacterial penetration about surgical gowns and surgical drapes in accordance with ISO 22610.