Study design for the characterization of aerosols during surgical procedures

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• Personal Author:
  Guilmette R ; Martin LS ; Muggenburg B ; Smith J ; Strine PW ; Yeh C
• Description:
  The types and quantities of aerosols produced during surgical procedures to which surgical personnel would be exposed were studied as part of investigations to determine whether operating room personnel can be infected by an aerosol containing a pathogen such as the human immunodeficiency virus. Aerosol samples were collected during a simulated hip replacement procedure in dogs in the laboratory, and during human total hip replacement in an operating room. Preliminary findings showed that relatively low concentrations of aerosol were produced and that a large fraction of the aerosol was in the respirable size range. There was a high degree of variability in exposure among the personnel present. The aerosol had a multimodal size distribution with each mode attributable to the use of a given surgical tool. Electrocautery produced an aerosol with a relatively small particle size. Measurement of hemoglobin with the CHEMSTRIP 9 was a sensitive means of determining the amount of blood in the aerosol. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Aerosols Communicable Diseases Environmental Monitoring Health Personnel Laboratories Occupational Health Operating Rooms Safety Viral Diseases
• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles AIDS-virus Air-quality-monitoring Air-sampling Health-care-personnel Infection-control Laboratory-animals NIOSH-Author Operating-rooms Surgeons Viral-infections

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• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  106-109
• Volume:
  18
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00209460
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 1992 Jun; 18(Suppl 2):106-109
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr J Smith, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, National Institute for OccupationalSafety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1992
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• Supplement:
  2
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:28a9208bbec260376365a6db87ab094692b4e667544baf3d1fc072f10e23452f90c4a9d0859b1a4da815d4949e74dfaba8d8c67aa274253efcfea1f00ee9cb83
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205639/cdc_205639_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.75 MB ]