Risk of Bacterial Exposure to the Anesthesiologist's Face During Intubation and Extubation

Completed

• Conditions: Anesthesiologists Who Perform Endotracheal Intubation and Extubation

• Registration Number: NCT04673006
• Lead Sponsor: Yonsei University

Brief Summary

The practice of intubation and extubation is not without risks to the anesthesiologists. Especially, the face of health care worker is the body part most commonly contaminated by splashes and sprays of body fluids. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of unrecognized exposure to the anesthesiologists' face during endotracheal intubation and extubation. We will perform face shield swab before and after the endotracheal intubation and extubation. All swabs will be cultured for 48 hours and the number of colony forming units before and after the procedures (intubation/extubation) will be compared.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-11
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-17
• Study Start: 2021-01-08
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-28
• Study Completion: 2021-06-28
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

• anesthesiologists who perform endotracheal intubation and extubation for patients scheduled for endotracheal intubation for elective surgeries

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bacterial growth of face shield swab after the endotracheal extubation	Bacterial swab will be performed 5 minutes after the endotracheal extubation (after the confirmation of sufficient spontaneous breathing)	All swab will be cultured for 48 hours and will be reported as no growth or by number of colony forming unit(CFU)s. The number of CFU of post-extubation swab will be compared with that of pre-extubation swab.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bacterial growth of face shield swab after the endotracheal intubation	Bacterial swab will be performed 5 minutes after the endotracheal extubation (after the confirmation of adequate mechanical ventilation)	All swab will be cultured for 48 hours and will be reported as no growth or by number of colony forming unit(CFU)s. The number of CFU of post-intubation swab will be compared with that of pre-intubation swab.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of