Air Quality Check in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit
- Conditions
- Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
- Interventions
- Procedure: Method of endoscopic procedure
- Registration Number
- NCT03724565
- Lead Sponsor
- Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital
- Brief Summary
Air pollution sources in indoor area are one of the main factors for reducing indoor air quality of locations. A gastrointestinal endoscopy unit consists of the following area: procedural, recovery areas, and area for a disinfection and cleaning for equipment. This area is frequently exposed to the gastrointestinal gas expelled from patients and gas from electrocoagulated tissue through carbonation or electrocoagulation of neoplasms. This can be potential harmful component for respiratory health not only to medical practitioners but also to the patients who undergo endoscopic examinations. However, there has been scare data for the air quality check in the endoscopic unit.
- Detailed Description
Air pollution sources in indoor area are one of the main factors for reducing indoor air quality of locations. A gastrointestinal endoscopy unit consists of the following area: procedural, recovery areas, and area for a disinfection and cleaning for equipment. This area is frequently exposed to the gastrointestinal gas expelled from patients and gas from electrocoagulated tissue through carbonation or electrocoagulation of neoplasms (procedure of endoscopic submucosal dissection, endoscopic mucosal resection, etc). This can be potential harmful component for respiratory health not only to medical practitioners but also to the patients who undergo endoscopic examinations. However, there has been scare data for the air quality check in the endoscopic unit. The aim of this study is to check the air quality using conventional portable passive air quality monitoring sensors in gastrointestinal endoscopy unit.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 4320
- This study will check the only air quality in endoscopic unit of Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart hospital of Korea, not a patients.
- This study will check the only air quality in endoscopic unit of Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart hospital of Korea, not a patients.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Endoscopic procedural area Method of endoscopic procedure air quality check of endoscopic procedural room
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method atmospheric Carbon dioxide (CO2) up to 1 week CO2 ppb level in the area of endoscopic unit
atmospheric total volatile organic compound (TVOC) up to 1 week TVOC ppb level in the area of endoscopic unit
atmospheric particulate matter that have a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometer (PM2.5) up to 1 week PM2.5 ug/m3 level in the area of endoscopic unit
atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) up to 1 week NO2 ppb level in the area of endoscopic unit
atmospheric carbon mono-oxide (CO) up to 1 week CO ppb level in the area of endoscopic unit
atmospheric ozone up to 1 week ozone ppb level in the area of endoscopic unit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method atmospheric temperature up to 1 week atmospheric temperature in the area of endoscopic unit
atmospheric humidity up to 1 week atmospheric humidity in the area of endoscopic unit
atmospheric pressure up to 1 week atmospheric pressure in the area of endoscopic unit
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Chuncheon Sacred Heart hospital
🇰🇷Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, Korea, Republic of