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

Thailand128 participantsStarted 2015-08

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

The amount of surgical smoke and bio-aerosols' particles in the Head, Neck & Breast/ Laparoscopic abdominal surgical field will be measured by AeroTraxTM Handheld Airborne Particle Counter Model 930

Timeframe: Operating time, about 1- 3 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02672969

SponsorMahidol University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-02

Contact for this trial

Sunantha Thonklai, MS

+66865274498 sue_thon@hotmail.com

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