BACKGROUND Sentinel lymph node biopsy can be associated with delays in operating room schedule and with significant pain during the preoperative Tc colloid injection. To avoid these problems, we developed a novel radiolabeled blue dye that can be injected intraoperatively. METHODS We performed a phase I/II trial (IND#70627) of sterile pyrogen-free I-methylene blue to identify sentinel nodes i...

Teamwork is important in the operating room. Team members rely on each other’s expertise for successful task completion. Because of lunch and change of shift breaks, handoffs occur frequently, but little is known about their effect on team performance, or the team’s awareness of these changes. We performed a 360 degree evaluation of the effect of operating room handoffs on teamwork, stress, and...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Procedural sedation and analgesia is frequently administered outside of the operating room in emergency departments (EDs) and ICUs. Evidence was sought concerning patients' safety in the ED. RECENT FINDINGS Procedural sedation, when administered in the ED by trained personnel, is safe. Extensive literature demonstrates that propofol, ketamine, midazalam, and fentanyl are app...

The system is air conditioning system in operating room. The main objective of the system was implemented to provide air balance and temperature necessary conditions and to control airflow system for ventilation units in operating room. The operation room can be controlled with fuzzy expert system and describes the desired outputs. Input parameters such as temperature, humidity, oxygen and part...

UNLABELLED Hypersensitivity reactions to natural rubber latex have increased recently, especially among people with high exposure to latex allergens. Hypersensitivity reactions to latex are related to many conditions like occupational asthma. Our study was performed to determine the prevalence of hypersensitivity to natural rubber latex and potential food cross reactions in operation room perso...

PURPOSE We assessed and evaluated attitudes and knowledge regarding ionizing radiation of urology surgery room staff. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was sent by e-mail to urology surgery room personnel in Turkey, between June and August 2013. The questionnaire included demographic questions and questions regarding radiation exposure and protection. RESULTS In total, 127 questionnaire...

OBJECTIVES During laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the removal of the gall bladder, pyrolysis occurs in the peritoneal cavity. Chemical substances which are formed during this process escape into the operating room through trocars in the form of surgical smoke. The aim of this study was to identify and quantitatively measure a number of selected chemical substances found in surgical smoke and to a...

Surgical smoke refers to the plume produced by usage of energy-generating surgical equipment on tissues. This review aimed assess potential this be a serious occupational hazard theatre staff due its composition, particularly during COVID-19 pandemic. A search Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PubMed databases was undertaken for publications reporting presence infectious material, carcinogenic comparis...