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Relationship between surgical field contamination by patient's exhaled air and the state of the drapes during eye surgery

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a dramatic increase in facemask use. Consequently, it has been reported that exhaled airflow toward the eyes can cause the dispersal of bacteria into the eyes, potentially increasing the incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis. In addition to...

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Autores principales: Morioka, Masakazu, Takamura, Yoshihiro, Miyazaki, Hideki T., Gozawa, Makoto, Yamada, Yutaka, Komori, Ryohei, Tanaka, Kengo, Inatani, Masaru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10080504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37029161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31926-9