Effect of Surgical Smoke on Air Quality

Occupational Health Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of The Effects of Surgical Smoke on The Air Quality And on The Physical Symptoms of Operating Room Staff

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04856995
• Other study ID #: AIBU-SBF-GES-02
• Status: Completed
• Start date: May 12, 2020
• Est. completion date: July 20, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2021
• Source: Abant Izzet Baysal University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study; It was planned to (1) determine the effect of surgical smoke on indoor air quality and (2) examine its effect on physical symptoms and throat culture results in operating room employees and compare it with those working in internal units.

Description:

Background:This study is a experimental study. The aim of this study is; to determine the effect of surgical smoke containing toxic chemicals on indoor air quality and to examine the physical symptoms of employees in the operating room.

Method:It was carried out in general surgery operating room between June 2020 and July 2020 In the study, 45 air samples were taken from the with active sampling method before, during and after surgery. Physical complaints of 19 people working in the operating room were asked and throat cultures were taken before and after surgery. These results were compared with those working in internal units. Data were analyzed using a statistics program.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 29
• Est. completion date: July 20, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: July 20, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Health workers in operating room

Exclusion Criteria:

• those with chronic diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Air Quality
• Occupational Health
• Volatile Organic Compounds

Intervention

Other:
• exposure to surgical smoke during surgery
No intervention was made. During the surgery, complaints and throat cultures were taken before and after exposure to surgical smoke. Simultaneously, 45 air samples are taken in the operating room before, during and after the operation.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi/Saglik Bilimleri Fakültesi	Bolu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Abant Izzet Baysal University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (5)

Choi SH, Kwon TG, Chung SK, Kim TH. Surgical smoke may be a biohazard to surgeons performing laparoscopic surgery. Surg Endosc. 2014 Aug;28(8):2374-80. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3472-3. Epub 2014 Feb 26. — View Citation

Ilce A, Yuzden GE, Yavuz van Giersbergen M. The examination of problems experienced by nurses and doctors associated with exposure to surgical smoke and the necessary precautions. J Clin Nurs. 2017 Jun;26(11-12):1555-1561. doi: 10.1111/jocn.13455. Epub 2017 Mar 20. — View Citation

Okoshi K, Kobayashi K, Kinoshita K, Tomizawa Y, Hasegawa S, Sakai Y. Health risks associated with exposure to surgical smoke for surgeons and operation room personnel. Surg Today. 2015 Aug;45(8):957-65. doi: 10.1007/s00595-014-1085-z. Epub 2014 Nov 25. Review. — View Citation

Tramontini CC, Galvão CM, Claudio CV, Ribeiro RP, Martins JT. [Composition of the electrocautery smoke: integrative literature review]. Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2016 Feb;50(1):148-57. doi: 10.1590/S0080-623420160000100019. Review. Portuguese. — View Citation

Ulmer BC. The hazards of surgical smoke. AORN J. 2008 Apr;87(4):721-34; quiz 735-8. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	AIR UALITY IN OPERATING ROOM	Surgical smoke contains cellular materials including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from carcinogenic chemicals.In the study, 45 air samples were taken from the general surgery operating room with active sampling method before, during and after surgery	29/06/2020- 20/07/2020
Primary	THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS	Physical complaints of 19 people working in the general surgery operating room were asked and throat cultures were taken before and after surgery. These results were compared with those working in internal units.	29/06/2020- 20/07/2020