NCT06550492

Reducing the Negative Effects of Surgical Conditions Use of Double Layer Mask Against Electrocautery With Smoke Filter

In Reducing the Negative Effects of Surgical Conditions Comparison of Two Different Methods: Use of Double Layer Mask Against Smoke Filtering Electrocautery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ataturk University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to determine and compare the effectiveness of the smoke filtering electrocautery device used to reduce the negative effects of surgical smoke and the use of a double layer mask.

Detailed description

The research was conducted as a randomised controlled experimental study. The research was collected between November 2023 and February 2024 in Atatürk University Health Research and Application Centre Operating Theatre unit. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Specified Health Problems Questionnaire, and the Practice Record Form to record blood gas laboratory results. The study was conducted with 90 (30 control, 30 double mask, 30 device) operating theatre workers. The population of the study consisted of Atatürk University Health Practice and Research Hospital Operating Theatre unit employees between November 2023 and February 2024. In this study, a priori power analysis was performed to determine the sample size. In the power analysis, the sample of the study consisted of a total of 90 people, 30 people in the group using cautery device with smoke filtering system, 30 people in the group using double masks and 30 people in the control group, with an effect size of 0.5%, which is the medium effect size according to Cohen, an error margin level of 0.05% and a confidence interval of 0.95%, with a 95% population representativeness.

Conditions

• Surgical Procedure, Unspecified

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	smoke filtering electrocautery device	A smoke-filtering electrocautery device was used during surgery.
OTHER	double mask	A double-layer mask was used during the operation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-11-01
• Primary completion: 2023-11-01
• Completion: 2024-02-28
• First posted: 2024-08-13
• Last updated: 2024-08-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)