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[The ubiquitous use of the mobile phone in operating rooms: what we know about the risks and what can be done].
Assistenza Infermieristica e Ricerca : AIR 2019 October
. The ubiquitous use of the mobile phone in operating room: what we know about the risks and what can be done.
INTRODUCTION: Mobile phones are often used in the operating theatres, with possible health risks for patients. Phone surfaces can be contaminated with pathogens causing infections (infectious risk). In addition, mobile phones can interfere with attention by becoming a possible cause of error (risk of error). Finally, electromagnetic waves can interfere with equipment (risk of interference).
METHODS: This paper consists of two parts, the first dedicated to the review of the literature regarding the three risks associated with the use of mobile phones in the operating room. The second presents the results of a field observation carried out during surgery in 4 hospital facilities with the aim of describing the use of the mobile phone by health professionals.
RESULTS: The literature review highlights that a. several resistant Methicillin bacteria and negative Grams survive on phone surfaces, but effective disinfection protocols are available; b. the presence of the mobile phone is a source of distraction during the performance of a task. However, mobile phone communication can improve care and reduce communication errors. Field observations have confirmed both the tendency to bring mobile phones into the operating room and the habit of using them (especially by anesthetists and nurses). Ninety per cent of interviewed personnel admitted to take with them mobile phones.
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of the mobile phone exposes to risks that can be controlled through appropriate procedures. It is essential to regulate the entry of the mobile phone into the operating room and provide for treatment protocols, as well as to plan training activities on their correct use.
INTRODUCTION: Mobile phones are often used in the operating theatres, with possible health risks for patients. Phone surfaces can be contaminated with pathogens causing infections (infectious risk). In addition, mobile phones can interfere with attention by becoming a possible cause of error (risk of error). Finally, electromagnetic waves can interfere with equipment (risk of interference).
METHODS: This paper consists of two parts, the first dedicated to the review of the literature regarding the three risks associated with the use of mobile phones in the operating room. The second presents the results of a field observation carried out during surgery in 4 hospital facilities with the aim of describing the use of the mobile phone by health professionals.
RESULTS: The literature review highlights that a. several resistant Methicillin bacteria and negative Grams survive on phone surfaces, but effective disinfection protocols are available; b. the presence of the mobile phone is a source of distraction during the performance of a task. However, mobile phone communication can improve care and reduce communication errors. Field observations have confirmed both the tendency to bring mobile phones into the operating room and the habit of using them (especially by anesthetists and nurses). Ninety per cent of interviewed personnel admitted to take with them mobile phones.
CONCLUSIONS: The presence of the mobile phone exposes to risks that can be controlled through appropriate procedures. It is essential to regulate the entry of the mobile phone into the operating room and provide for treatment protocols, as well as to plan training activities on their correct use.
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