Effect of Surgical Smoke on Air Quality

April 21, 2021 updated by: Abant Izzet Baysal University

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed 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.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

29

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Bolu, Turkey, 14100
        • Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi/Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Health workers in hospital

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Health workers in operating room

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
working in the operating
operating room workers exposed to surgical smoke
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.
working in internal units
Internal unit workers not exposed to surgical smoke

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
AIR UALITY IN OPERATING ROOM
Time Frame: 29/06/2020- 20/07/2020
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
THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS
Time Frame: 29/06/2020- 20/07/2020
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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Investigators

  • Study Director: GANİME E SOYSAL, Abant Izzet Baysal University

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 12, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 20, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

July 20, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 19, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 23, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2021

Last Verified

April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AIBU-SBF-GES-02

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

STUDY PROTOCOL Data collection process

Determining the effect of surgical smoke on air quality Taking air samples in the general surgery operating room (n: 45)

  1. Example: 45 minutes before the start of the operation
  2. Example: 45 minutes from the beginning of the skin incision
  3. Example: 45 minutes after the operations are over

Determination of Physical Symptoms Caused by Surgical Smoke on Employees and Comparison

Physicians and nurses in internal units control group(n: 20)

Information Form Throat culture

Case group (n: 19) Physicians and nurses exposed to surgical smoke in the general surgery operating room

  1. Before starting the operation Information form Throat culture
  2. After the surgery is over Information Form Throat culture

IPD Sharing Time Frame

When article is published in the journal

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Article is published in the journal

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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