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dc.contributor.authorTemmesfeld, Max
dc.contributor.authorJakobsen, Rune Bruhn
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-08T06:30:08Z
dc.date.available2020-07-08T06:30:08Z
dc.date.issued2020-06-23
dc.description.abstract<i>Background and purpose</i> - The COVID-19 pandemic caused by infection with SARS-CoV-2 has led to a global shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE). Various alternatives to ordinary PPE have been suggested to reduce transmission, which is primarily through droplets and aerosols. For many years orthopedic surgeons have been using surgical helmets as personal protection against blood-borne pathogens during arthroplasty surgery. We have investigated the possibility of using the Stryker Flyte surgical helmet as a respiratory protective device against airborne- and droplet-transmitted disease, since the helmet shares many features with powered air-purifying respirators.<p><p> <i>Materials and methods</i> - Using an aerosol particle generator, we determined the filtration capacity of the Stryker Flyte helmet by placing particle counters measuring the concentrations of 0.3, 0.5, and 5 µm particles inside and outside of the helmet.<p><p> <i>Results</i> - We found that the helmet has insufficient capacity for filtrating aerosol particles, and, for 0.3 µm sized particles, we even recorded an accumulation of particles inside the helmet.<p><p> <i>Interpretation</i> - We conclude that the Stryker Flyte surgical helmet should not be used as a respiratory protective device when there is a risk for exposure to aerosol containing SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, in accordance with the recommendation from the manufactureren_US
dc.identifier.citationTemmesfeld, Jakobsen, Grant. Does a surgical helmet provide protection against aerosol transmitted disease?. Acta Orthopaedica. 2020en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1818226
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/17453674.2020.1771525
dc.identifier.issn1745-3674
dc.identifier.issn1745-3682
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/18772
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.journalActa Orthopaedica
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700en_US
dc.titleDoes a surgical helmet provide protection against aerosol transmitted disease?en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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