Research Article

Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections

Volume: 46 Number: 6 February 21, 2013
  • Fatih Kucukdurmaz
  • Yunus Imren
  • Yasemin Akkoyunlu
  • İbrahim Tuncay
  • Cengiz Sen
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Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to assess the contamination potential of the exhaust air from venting ports of running domestic electric drills which are commonly used in orthopaedic surgeries by means of both microbiological sampling and particle counting.
Methods: In an empty operating room, the exhaust air from five running sterile domestic electric drills measured using a particle counter and microbiological sampling was made via aspirating isolator with colony formations noted for a 2-week period. International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14644 criteria were implemented with respect to the sterility standards.
Results: All of the drills produced statistically significantly higher levels of particles than the ambient air (p<0.01). There was no statistically significant difference in the number of collected particles among drills (p>0.05). No bacterial growth was detected in microbiological sampling via blood agar medium in the ambient air. Conversely, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Micrococcus luteus, and Staphylococcus capitis were isolated from the exhaust air of all running drills. There was no correlation between the number of particles produced by drills and the microbiological sampling.
Conclusion: Domestic electric drills are not safe and may be a direct source of surgical site infection, as the use or re-use of these drills during orthopaedic surgery increases the risk of infection with contaminated aerosols that are produced by these devices.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Fatih Kucukdurmaz This is me

Yunus Imren This is me

Yasemin Akkoyunlu This is me

İbrahim Tuncay This is me

Cengiz Sen This is me

Publication Date

February 21, 2013

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2012 Volume: 46 Number: 6

APA
Kucukdurmaz, F., Imren, Y., Akkoyunlu, Y., Tuncay, İ., & Sen, C. (2013). Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 46(6), 455-459. https://izlik.org/JA64DL45LY
AMA
1.Kucukdurmaz F, Imren Y, Akkoyunlu Y, Tuncay İ, Sen C. Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2013;46(6):455-459. https://izlik.org/JA64DL45LY
Chicago
Kucukdurmaz, Fatih, Yunus Imren, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, İbrahim Tuncay, and Cengiz Sen. 2013. “Domestic Electric Drills in the Service of Orthopaedic Surgery: A Potential and Preventable Source of Surgical Site Infections”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 (6): 455-59. https://izlik.org/JA64DL45LY.
EndNote
Kucukdurmaz F, Imren Y, Akkoyunlu Y, Tuncay İ, Sen C (January 1, 2013) Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46 6 455–459.
IEEE
[1]F. Kucukdurmaz, Y. Imren, Y. Akkoyunlu, İ. Tuncay, and C. Sen, “Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 6, pp. 455–459, Jan. 2013, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64DL45LY
ISNAD
Kucukdurmaz, Fatih - Imren, Yunus - Akkoyunlu, Yasemin - Tuncay, İbrahim - Sen, Cengiz. “Domestic Electric Drills in the Service of Orthopaedic Surgery: A Potential and Preventable Source of Surgical Site Infections”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 46/6 (January 1, 2013): 455-459. https://izlik.org/JA64DL45LY.
JAMA
1.Kucukdurmaz F, Imren Y, Akkoyunlu Y, Tuncay İ, Sen C. Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2013;46:455–459.
MLA
Kucukdurmaz, Fatih, et al. “Domestic Electric Drills in the Service of Orthopaedic Surgery: A Potential and Preventable Source of Surgical Site Infections”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 46, no. 6, Jan. 2013, pp. 455-9, https://izlik.org/JA64DL45LY.
Vancouver
1.Fatih Kucukdurmaz, Yunus Imren, Yasemin Akkoyunlu, İbrahim Tuncay, Cengiz Sen. Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2013 Jan. 1;46(6):455-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64DL45LY