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>Joint surgeries are some of the highest risk for infection. In fact, when doing open joint surgery, orthopedic surgeons will wear what looks like a space suit
by sasaf5 7y ago
>Joint surgeries are some of the highest risk for infection. In fact, when doing open joint surgery, orthopedic surgeons will wear what looks like a space suit with helmet and air supply and work under a giant air suction device to keep the would from being contaminated.
I can imagine how an open joint surgery has a high infection risk for the patient. But how does it also impose a risk for the surgeon?
- jchanimal 7y agoAll the interventions described seem to be designed for the purpose of keeping what the surgeon breaths out from getting into the wound.
- robbiep 7y agoThe risk to the surgeon is the same in all other surgeries - ie. cutting yourself etc, although in Ortho theatres there can be good splashes which can throw fluid up over your head. You should always wear a face mask that has a visor or separate goggles in surgery to avoid splashed but the pulse lavage used in Ortho washouts has the potential to really spray fluids about.
- pnutjam 7y agoBad results could impact their income?