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Filter by:The purpose of this project is to study the composition, hazard, and protection of smoke from endoscopic gastrointestinal surgery. The study is a single-center, prospective, randomized, controlled, cohort study. The investigators plan to enroll 80 patients who undergo endoscopic gastrointestinal surgery and 10 medical staff participating in surgery in the gastrointestinal endoscopy room of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University. The investigators will randomize the included study subjects. The investigators will monitore smoke and try to remove the smoke with an air sterilizer in the Air sterilizer group. The control group was monitored for smoke without any intervention. The primary endpoint is concentration of PM2.5 in smoke from endoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, the risk factors, and the effect of air sterilizer on its removal. The secondary endpoint is the concentration of PM1.0, PM10, formaldehyde, Total Volatile Organic Compounds, CO, and CO2 in smoke from endoscopic gastrointestinal surgery, the risk factors, and the effect of air sterilizer on its removal. Other exploratory objectives include the hazards of smoke to staff in the gastrointestinal endoscopy room, and the viral content of smoke.
Personal exposure to Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) is a known risk factor of severe pneumonia, which is the number one killer of children under five in developing countries. The main source of IAP in developing countries is cooking fires, with an estimated 3 billion people still reliant on biomass stoves for their daily cooking. This study will test the effectiveness of an intervention aimed to reduce IAP, as well as help to quantify the relationship between exposure (IAP) and infection (pneumococcal carriage). In Phase I (adjunct pilot study L2010.99), 3 fuels and 5 stoves were tested to measure harmful pollutant emissions. The preliminary results showed that the largest difference was found in the fuels (briquettes cleaner than wood), with a smaller difference found between a couple of the improved stoves and the traditional 3-stone. Re-testing of selected stove/fuel combinations to confirm findings has just been completed. Phase II (this proposal) will test the biomass briquettes in a randomized clinical trial to measure actual IAP reductions in households. A proof of concept pneumococcal survey will also be conducted as a secondary study to see whether reduced exposure to IAP affects pneumococcal carriage in babies and mothers