Journal of clinical anesthesia
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J Clin Anesth
2017
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Letter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Evaluation of lip pulling method efficacy for direct laryngoscopy: A prospective crossover clinical pilot trial.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Airborne bacterial contamination during orthopedic surgery: A randomized controlled pilot trial.
Several factors such as lack of unidirectional, turbulent free laminar airflow, duration of surgery, patient warming system, or the number of health professionals in the OR have been shown or suspected to increase the number of airborne bacteria. The objective of this study was to perform a multivariate analysis of bacterial counts in the OR in patients during minor orthopedic surgery. ⋯ ORs with unidirectional turbulent free laminar airflow, and a reduction of surgery time decreased the number of viable airborne bacteria. These factors may be particularly important in critical patients with a high risk for the development of surgical site infections.