Negative Pressure Assisted Microenvironment Surgical Hood: A Novel Cost-Effective Device to Minimize Aerosol Contamination During Neurosurgical Procedures in Times of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Present guidelines on reducing aerosol generation during neurosurgical procedures are futile. The aim of this article was to describe a novel device to contain aerosol within a small localized environment around the operative field-the negative pressure assisted microenvironment surgical hood (NEPA-MESH).

Methods

This device can be assembled using easily available materials-steel wires, image intensifier cover, surgical drape, and three-dimensional-printed self-locking copolyester double hoops. Large-bore pipes in continuity with a high-volume suction apparatus create a constant negative pressure microenvironment around the operative field. The CEM DT-9880 particle counter was used to estimate particle concentration inside the NEPA-MESH during various stages of a n

SUBMITTER: Patir R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7972824 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature