Is the whole-day use of surgical masks during the coronavirus pandemic increasing the contamination of surgeons’ masks? - 16/02/23
, Lucas De Virgilio-Salgado, MD a, Gabriel Echegaray-Casalduc, MD a, David Deliz-Jimenez, MD a, José Martinez-Ramos, BS b, Sebastian Estarellas-Cobian, BS b, Norman Ramírez, MD c, Christian Foy-Parilla, MD aHighlights |
• | Surgical mask conservation practices may lead to increased operating room bioburden. |
• | All sampled masks showed some colony manifestation. |
• | Surgeons' masks contamination has been linked to conservation techniques. |
Abstract |
Evaluating the impact of surgical masks’ conservation practices during the Coronavirus Disease pandemic in the bioburden of the operating room seems imperative, as they play a critical role against this pandemic. We demonstrate that surgeons’ masks tend to be contaminated due to the conservation techniques to maximize protection equipment during the pandemic. Health institutions should highlight the importance of surgical mask exchange to avoid increments in surgical mask contamination.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : COVID-19, Reuse, Operating room, Bioburden
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| Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflicts of interest for their work on this manuscript. |
Vol 51 - N° 3
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