Analysis between surgical time and variations in temperature and humidity in the operating room

Authors

  • Vanessa de Brito Poveda Enfermeira. Mestre e Doutora em Enfermagem pela Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (EERP-USP). Professora Doutora da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo (EEUSP).
  • Bernardo Santos Estatístico da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo (EEUSP).
  • Cristina Maria Galvão Enfermeira. Mestre e Doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pós-Doutora pela Universidade de Alberta, Canadá. Professora Titular da EERP-USP.

Keywords:

Perioperative nursing. Operating rooms. Occupational health. Cross infection.

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to identify the relationship between surgical time and the variations of temperature and humidity of the air in operating rooms during elective surgical procedures with anesthesia of at least one-hour duration. Method: To this end, a quantitative, prospective and correlational study was conducted, in which the temperature and humidity of the operating room were measured every 20 minutes using a national thermohygrometer, since the entry of the patient in the operating room until the end of the anesthetic procedure. Results: A total of 718 measures were performed, showing statistically significant correlation between the air temperature and humidity of the operating room (p=0.00), that is, the lower the room temperature, the lower the air humidity, which remained below the recommended values at times. Conclusion: Therefore, temperature and humidity should be constantly assessed, taking into account the occupational health of employees and the safety of surgical patient care.

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2014-06-30

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Poveda, V. de B., Santos, B., & Galvão, C. M. (2014). Analysis between surgical time and variations in temperature and humidity in the operating room. Revista SOBECC, 19(2), 61–66. Retrieved from https://revista.sobecc.org.br/sobecc/article/view/59

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2014)

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