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

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Anesthesiologists are exposed to the risk of infection from various secretions or droplets from the respiratory tract of patients. We aimed to determine bacterial exposure to anesthesiologists' faces during endotracheal intubation and extubation.

Methods

Six resident anesthesiologists performed 66 intubation and 66 extubation procedures in patients undergoing elective otorhinolaryngology surgeries. Sampling was performed by swabbing the face shields twice in an overlapping slalom pattern, before and after each procedure. Samples for pre-intubation and pre-extubation were collected immediately after wearing the face shield at the time of anesthesia induction and at the end of the surgery, respectively. Post-intubation samples were collected after the injection of

SUBMITTER: Song SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149769 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature