Risk of Bacterial Exposure to the Anesthesiologist's Face During Intubation and Extubation

Yonsei University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anesthesiologists Who Perform Endotracheal Intubation and Extubation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04673006

4-2020-0529

Details and patient eligibility

About

The practice of intubation and extubation is not without risks to the anesthesiologists. Especially, the face of health care worker is the body part most commonly contaminated by splashes and sprays of body fluids. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of unrecognized exposure to the anesthesiologists' face during endotracheal intubation and extubation. We will perform face shield swab before and after the endotracheal intubation and extubation. All swabs will be cultured for 48 hours and the number of colony forming units before and after the procedures (intubation/extubation) will be compared.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• anesthesiologists who perform endotracheal intubation and extubation for patients scheduled for endotracheal intubation for elective surgeries

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

66 participants in 1 patient group

anesthesiologists who will perform endotracheal intubation and extubation for general anesthesia

Description:

All anesthesiologists in this study will use face shield for facial protection. Face shield swab will be done before and after the procedures (intubation and extubation)