Disposable surgical face masks: a systematic review...Reprinted with permission, Journal of Advanced Perioperative Care, (October 2002, Vol. 1, No. 2 Volume/Issue) pp 41-46. Copyright © NATN (Harrogate, United Kingdom; www.natn.org.uk)
Surgical face masks were originally developed to contain and filter droplets of microorganisms expelled from the mouth and nasopharynx of healthcare workers during surgery, thereby providing protection for the patient. However, there are several ways in which surgical face masks could potentially co...
| Publicado en: | Canadian Operating Room Nursing Journal Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 21 - 30 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada
Sep2005
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106545917&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106545917 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 07126778 G5Z jtl: Canadian Operating Room Nursing Journal issn: 07126778 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Sep2005 vid: 23 iid: 3 pid: 22820 pub: Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada place: Bath, Ontario artinfo: ui: 106545917 106545917 2009046296 NLM16295987 106545917 ppf: 21 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Disposable surgical face masks: a systematic review...Reprinted with permission, Journal of Advanced Perioperative Care, (October 2002, Vol. 1, No. 2 Volume/Issue) pp 41-46. Copyright © NATN (Harrogate, United Kingdom; www.natn.org.uk) aug: au: Lipp A Edwards P affil: Principal Lecturer, School of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan, UK sug: subj: Disposable Equipment Utilization Infection Control Masks Utilization Surgical Wound Infection Prevention and Control Bias (Research) Clinical Trials Cochrane Library Data Analysis Operating Rooms Outcomes (Health Care) Professional Practice, Evidence-Based Random Assignment Sample Size Human ab: Surgical face masks were originally developed to contain and filter droplets of microorganisms expelled from the mouth and nasopharynx of healthcare workers during surgery, thereby providing protection for the patient. However, there are several ways in which surgical face masks could potentially contribute to contamination of the surgical wound. Surgical face masks have recently been advocated as a protective barrier between the surgical team and the patient, but the role of the surgical face mask as an effective measure in preventing surgical wound infections is questionable.The aim of the systematic review is to identify and review all randomised controlled trials evaluating disposable surgical face masks worn by the surgical team during clean surgery to prevent postoperative surgical wound infection.All relevant publications about disposable surgical face masks were sought through the Specialised Trials Register of the Cochrane Wounds Group (March 2001). Manufacturers and distributors of disposable surgical masks as well as professional organisations including the National Association of Theatre Nurses and the Association of Operating Room Nurses were contacted for details of unpublished and ongoing studies.Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-randomised controlled trials comparing the use of disposable surgical masks with the use of no mask were included.Main results: Two randomised controlled trials were included involving a total of 1,453 patients. In a small trial there was a trend towards masks being associated with fewer infections, whereas in a large trial there was no difference in infection rates between the masked and unmasked group. Neither trial accounted for cluster randomisation in the analysis.Reviewers' conclusions: From the limited results it is unclear whether wearing surgical face masks results in any harm or benefit to the patient undergoing clean surgery. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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