The Evaluation of Pre-Post Smoke Evacuation Uses on Surgical Smoke and Bio-Aerosols in Operating Rooms

NCT ID: NCT02672969

Last Updated: 2016-02-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-08-31

Study Completion Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to evaluate the pre-post smoke evacuation uses on surgical smoke and bio-aerosols particles in operating rooms at a university hospital, Thailand.

Detailed Description

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Purpose of Project

Smoke and bio-aerosols are routinely produced by surgical instruments; eg, lasers, electrosurgical units, radiofrequency devices, ultrasonic devices, power tools. Plume and bio-aerosols contain odor-causing and odorless toxic gases, vapors, dead and live cellular debris (including blood fragments), and viruses. These airborne contaminants can pose respiratory, ocular, dermatological and other health-related risks, including mutagenic and carcinogenic potential, to patients and operating room personnel. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) have also studied electrosurgical smoke at length. Therefore, the equipment of smoke evacuation in OR needs to be used. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the pre-post smoke evacuation uses on surgical smoke and bio-aerosols particles in operating rooms at a university hospital, Thailand.

Methodology Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) guideline is used as the conceptual framework of this study including evidence based practice for smoke and bio-aerosols evacuation systems. The study design is a quasi-experimental study (manipulation and control only, without randomization) comparing the amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols particles pre- post smoke evacuation uses. The samples consist of 64 cases of surgical patients who receive head-neck or breast surgery and 64 cases of surgical patients who receive abdominal laparoscopic surgery. The amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles in the surgical field and OR environment are measured by AeroTraxTM Handheld Airborne Particle Counter Model 9306.

Conditions

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Smoke

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Smoke evacuation uses

Smoke evacuation uses means using RapidVac Smoke Evacuator with electrosurgical unit during coagulation and cutting surgery. (Experimental group)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

RapidVac Smoke Evacuator

Intervention Type DEVICE

The intervention group, using the smoke evacuation (RapidVac Smoke Evacuator) in each OR, the data collection for the amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles will be collected during pre-surgery and during surgery (every 30 mins).

Before using the smoke evacuation, the amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles in the surgical field and OR environment will be measured by AeroTraxTM Handheld Airborne Particle Counter. This record includes the amount and size of smoke and bio-aerosol particles in each area such as anesthetic area (anesthesiologist physicians and nurses area); instrument preparation area (circulating nurses area) and surgical area (surgeons and scrub nurses areas).

no smoke evacuation uses

No smoke evacuation uses means using only the regular electrosurgical unit during coagulation and cutting surgery. (Control group)

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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RapidVac Smoke Evacuator

The intervention group, using the smoke evacuation (RapidVac Smoke Evacuator) in each OR, the data collection for the amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles will be collected during pre-surgery and during surgery (every 30 mins).

Before using the smoke evacuation, the amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles in the surgical field and OR environment will be measured by AeroTraxTM Handheld Airborne Particle Counter. This record includes the amount and size of smoke and bio-aerosol particles in each area such as anesthetic area (anesthesiologist physicians and nurses area); instrument preparation area (circulating nurses area) and surgical area (surgeons and scrub nurses areas).

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Surgical patients who receive head-neck or breast surgery or surgical patients who receive abdominal laparoscopic surgery

Exclusion Criteria

* Emergency cases
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Medtronic - MITG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mahidol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Usavadee Asdornwised

Assoc.Prof.Dr.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Usavadee Asdornwised, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University

Locations

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Mahidol University

Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Thailand

Central Contacts

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Sunantha Thonklai, MS

Role: CONTACT

+66865274498

Usavadee Asdornwised, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+66891285486

Facility Contacts

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Usavadee Asdornwised, Ph.D

Role: primary

+66891285486

Sunantha Thonklai, MS

Role: backup

+66865274498

References

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Barrett WL, Garber SM. Surgical smoke: a review of the literature. Is this just a lot of hot air? Surg Endosc. 2003 Jun;17(6):979-87. doi: 10.1007/s00464-002-8584-5. Epub 2003 Mar 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12640543 (View on PubMed)

Sanderson C. Surgical smoke. J Perioper Pract. 2012 Apr;22(4):122-8. doi: 10.1177/175045891202200405.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 22567763 (View on PubMed)

Ball K. Compliance with surgical smoke evacuation guidelines: implications for practice. AORN J. 2010 Aug;92(2):142-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2010.06.002.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20678603 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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248/2558 (EC1)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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