ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Protective Face Masks: Effect on the Oxygenation and Heart Rate Status of Oral Surgeons during Surgery.
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- Personalized Nasal Protective Devices: Importance and Perspectives.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Correlation between use of different type protective facemasks and the oral ecosystem.BMC public health · 2023Article
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- Impact of Post-Covid-19 on driver behaviour: A perspective towards pandemic-sustained transportation.Journal of transport & health · 2023Review
- Evaluation of respiratory function in healthcare workers wearing face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundSafety in medical work requires eye protection, such as glasses, and protective facial masks (PFM) during clinical practice to prevent viral respiratory infections. The use of facial masks and other full personal protective equipment increases air flow resistance, facial skin temperature and physical discomfort. The aim of the present study was to measure surgeons' oxygenation status and discomfort before and after their daily routine activities of oral interventions.
methods10 male voluntary dentists, specializing in oral surgery, and 10 male voluntary doctors in dentistry, participating in master's courses in oral surgery in the Department of Oral Surgery of the University of Chieti, with mean age 29 ± 6 (27-35), were enrolled. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of wearing a PFM on oxygenation status while the oral surgeons were actively working. Disposable sterile one-way surgical paper masks (Surgical Face Mask, Euronda, Italy) and FFP2 (Surgical Face Mask, Euronda, Italy) were used and the mask position covering the nose did not vary during the procedures. The FFP2 was covered by a surgical mask during surgical treatment. A pulse oximeter was used to measure the blood oximetry saturation during the study.
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conclusionsIn conclusion, wearing an FFP2 covered by a surgical mask induces a reduction in circulating O
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