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ArticleBMC infectious diseases2023

A "safety cap" for improving hospital sanitation and reducing potential disease transmission.

Lilong Liu, Yan Deng, Shouli Xia, Zengpeng Sun, Zhipeng Zhu, Weiyi Chen, Dongdong Xiao, Weiyong Sheng, Ke Chen

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Lilong Liu *Department of Urology, TongJi Hospital of TongJi Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China.
Yan Deng *Research Center for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Shouli Xia *Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China.
Zengpeng SunDepartment of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Medical Department of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Zhipeng ZhuSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China.
Weiyi ChenDepartment of Emergency Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Dongdong XiaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China. xiaoddong@hust.edu.cn.
Weiyong ShengDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College, No. 2 Zheshan West Road, Wuhu, Anhui, 241001, China. shengweiyong1014@163.com.
Ke ChenDepartment of Urology, TongJi Hospital of TongJi Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China. shenke@hust.edu.cn.

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the Innovation Fund of Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2021yjsCXCY109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDuring endotracheal intubation, extubation, tracheotomy, and tracheotomy tube replacement, the splashed airway secretions of patients will increase the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and many other potential viral and bacterial diseases, such as influenza virus, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus, Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome (MERS-CoV), Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Therefore, it is necessary to establish a barrier between patients and medical workers to reduce the risk of operators' infection with potentially pathogenic microorganisms.

methodsWe designed a "safety cap" that can be connected to the opening of an endotracheal tube or tracheotomy tube to reduce the diffusion area of respiratory secretions during the process of endotracheal intubation, extubation and tracheotomy tube replace, so as to reduce the infection risk of medical workers.

resultsThrough a series of hydrodynamic simulation analysis and experiments, we demonstrated that the use of "safety cap" can substantially limit the spatter of airway secretions, so as to improve the hospital sanitation.

conclusionThe "safety cap" can effectively limit the dissemination of patients' respiratory secretions, thus reducing the risk of potential diseases transmission and may have certain application prospects.

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COVID-19HospitalsHumansIntubation, IntratrachealSanitationSARS-CoV-2Hospital sanitationMedical workersPathogenic microorganismsPotential diseasesRespiratory secretions

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PMCPMC10486032

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