Transmural surgical gown pressure measurements remits in the operating theater
| Autor: | K.T. Fitzpatrick, Kenneth W. Altman, J.A. Moylan, James H. McElhaney |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Operating Rooms
medicine.medical_specialty Resistive touchscreen Epidemiology business.industry Health Policy Acoustics Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Surgery law.invention Infectious Diseases Pressure measurement Operating theater Protective Clothing law Surgical Procedures Operative Pressure Humans Surgical Wound Infection Medicine business Strain gauge |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Infection Control. 19:147-155 |
| ISSN: | 0196-6553 |
| Popis: | Transmural gown pressures encountered when the surgeon comes into contact with a patient were measured in the operating theater. The surgical gown industry has assumed these pressures to be less than 5 psi in testing the efficacy of the gown and drape barrier material to impede bacterial transmission through its pores. In this study, pressure-sensitive contact film and resistive strain gauge recordings made from the surgeon's abdominal region and forearms indicated peak contact pressures in excess of 60 psi. This report indicates a need to reassess the basis of test utilization in evaluating barrier materials used in gowns and drapes. |
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