Review of the cadaver infectious diseases from past to present

Year 2023, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 47 - 51, 31.08.2023

Melike Tatlı , Yusuf Seçgin , Şeyma Toy

https://doi.org/10.58651/jomtu.1294131

Abstract

ABSTRACT
Background: The target of this study is to identify the infectious microbial organisms that may encountered from during handling the cadaver and find the various methods of protection for the anatomists and the students in the dissection room.
Materials and Methods: This study is a historical review of the previous studies between the years 2002 and 2022 taken from the database of Pubmed and Google Scholar by using the following keywords (infectious diseases, cadaver diseases, anatomists hazards, Cadavers; risk of disease transmission, anatomical dissection).
Results: As a result of the literature review, it was concluded that every cadaver should be considered infectious material until proven otherwise.
Conclusions: As a result of this article, it was concluded that the fixation of the cadaver does not prevent infectivity. And the only method to reduce morbidity and mortality resulted from handling cadavers is by following protective measures according to the guidelines. Both the proper preparation of the cadaver and the knowledge of the medical history of the cadaver play an important role in minimizing the risks associated with the procedure.

Keywords

Cadaver Diseases, Anatomist Hazards, Infectious Diseases

Thanks

I thank all the authors of the study.

Geçmişten günümüze kadavra enfeksiyon hastalıklarının gözden geçirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, kadavranın işlenmesi sırasında karşılaşılabilecek enfeksiyöz mikrobiyal organizmaları tespit etmek ve diseksiyon odasında anatomistler ve öğrenciler için çeşitli korunma yöntemlerini bulmaktır.
Materyal ve Metot: Bu çalışma, Pubmed ve Google Scholar veri tabanından alınan 2002-2022 yılları arasındaki önceki çalışmaların ilgili anahtar kelimeler (bulaşıcı hastalıklar, kadavra hastalıkları, anatomist tehlikeleri, Kadavralar; hastalık bulaşma riski, anatomik diseksiyon) kullanılarak tarihsel bir derlemesidir.
Bulgular: Literatür taraması sonucunda, aksi ispatlanana kadar her kadavranın enfeksiyöz materyal olarak kabul edilmesi gerektiği sonucuna varıldı.
Sonuç: Bu yazı sonucunda kadavranın fiksasyonunun enfektiviteye engel olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Kadavraların işlenmesinden kaynaklanan hastalık ve ölüm oranlarını azaltmanın tek yolu da kılavuzlara göre koruyucu önlemlerin alınmasıdır. Hem kadavranın uygun şekilde hazırlanması hem de kadavranın tıbbi geçmişine sahip olunması, işlemle ilgili risklerini en aza indirilmesinde önemli bir rol oynar.

Keywords

Kadavra Hastalıkları, Anatomist Tehlikeleri, Bulaşıcı Hastalıklar

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