Initial experiences of cataract & lens surgery in 1269 patients in outpatient clean rooms using a portable laminar air flow device.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2020, routine cataract surgery was halted in most countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to reduce transmission. With a consequent lack of theatre space, we developed a safe cataract pathway in outpatient department clean rooms to minimize patient exposure and time spent in hospital using a sterile laminar air flow device. We describe our initial experiences of restarting elective cataract surgery in the UK outpatient setting, outside of the operating theatre environment.

Methods

This was a prospective consecutive study of our clinical practice. A sterile air zone unit, the Toul Meditech Operio Mobile device, was used to create a sterile surgical site in three separate outpatient clean rooms from May 2020 to December 2021 in different geographical loca

SUBMITTER: Patel RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9676717 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature