Rafael Seitenfus
Department of Surgical Oncology, Hospital Santa Rita, Santa Casa de Misericórdia, Porto Alegre, BrazilPublications
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Research Article
Author(s): Rafael Seitenfus52815*, Eduardo Dipp de Barros52816, Gustavo Andreazza Laporte52817, Thais Spohr Christ52818, Thiago Franco de Oliveira52819, Viviane de Moura Linck52820, Rodrigo de Pieri Coan52821, Cassio Bona Alves52822, Paulo Walter Ferreira52823 and Marcelo Dutra Arbo52824
Background: PIPAC (Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy) acts by applying aerosolized chemotherapy in the peritoneal cavity, enhancing tissue penetration of chemotherapeutic agents. This method of chemotherapy delivery still raises several concerns related to the operating room’s environmental exposure, arousing discussions related to the occupational risks of this technique. This work aims to demonstrate the pattern of aerosolization distribution in the absence of safety mechanisms in an operating room. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional experimental work of 31 aerosol applications was carried out. Aerosolization was performed with a 1% aqueous solution of caffeine Cellulose. Nitrate membranes were used to capture the concentration of caffeine in different sites within the operating roo.. Read More»
DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.14.2.94-97