Directed air flow to reduce airborne particulate and bacterial contamination in the surgical field during total hip arthroplasty.
J Arthroplasty
; 26(5): 771-6, 2011 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-20851565
ABSTRACT
This study evaluated the use of a system that delivers a small field of local, directed air from a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter to reduce airborne particulate and airborne bacteria in the surgical field during total hip arthroplasty. Thirty-six patients were randomized into 3 groups with directed air flow, with the directed air flow system present but turned off, and control. Airborne particulate and bacteria were collected from within 5 cm of the surgical wound. All particulate and bacterial counts at the surgical site were significantly lower in the directed air flow group (P < .001). The directed air flow system was effective in reducing airborne particulate and colony-forming units in the surgical field during total hip arthroplasty.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Salas Cirúrgicas
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Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
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Infecções Bacterianas
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Ventilação
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Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados
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Artroplastia de Quadril
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Material Particulado
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article