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Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
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Department of Surgery, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain; Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, 76018 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.
Health care workers are at risk of infection from aerosolization of respiratory secretions, droplet and contact spread. This has gained great importance after the COVID19 pandemic. Intra-operative aerosol-generating procedures are arguably unavoidable in the routine provision of thoracic anesthesia.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigation of Abdominoplasty Without General Anesthesia: A Scoping Review.
Plast Surg (Oakv)
December 2024
Department of Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Abdominoplasty is a common aesthetic surgical procedure primarily performed under general anesthesia (GA). However, GA is aerosol-generating and involves extended immobilization associated with systemic complications like venous thromboembolisms (VTEs). There is increasing interest in performing abdominoplasties without GA because of potential lower complication rates and shorter postoperative recovery time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMortality Among Dental Healthcare Workers During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: A Public Domain Database Study.
Int Dent J
December 2024
Department of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), A Joint Venture Between the Faculty of Dentistry and University of Amsterdam and the Faculty of Dentistry of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
Background: This study was conducted to assess the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on dental healthcare workers (DHCWs) during the pandemic. Due to frequent exposure to aerosol-generating procedures, DHCWs are at an increased risk of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, increasing their mortality risk. Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to ascertain the mortality of DHCWs attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection from databases in the public domain during the pandemic.
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- - The study investigates the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of intensive care personnel in Rwanda regarding high-consequence infectious diseases (HCIDs) like Ebola, revealing that many staff have limited experience and training in infection prevention and control (IPC).
- - A survey conducted with 107 participants highlighted that while 58% felt knowledgeable and 72.9% adhered to hand hygiene, a significant number failed to consistently follow IPC measures, particularly in high-risk situations like aerosol-generating procedures.
- - The findings suggest that although staff perceive a high risk of infection, their moderate knowledge and inconsistent IPC compliance indicate a need for ongoing education and training to ensure better protection against preventable infections.
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