Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic era
The coronavirus pandemic has raised public awareness of one of the many hazards that healthcare workers face daily: exposure to harmful pathogens. The anaesthesia workplace encompasses the operating room, interventional radiology suite, and other sites that contain many other potential occupational...
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| description | The coronavirus pandemic has raised public awareness of one of the many hazards that healthcare workers face daily: exposure to harmful pathogens. The anaesthesia workplace encompasses the operating room, interventional radiology suite, and other sites that contain many other potential occupational and environmental hazards. This review article highlights the work-based hazards that anaesthesiologists and other clinicians may encounter in the anaesthesia workplace: ergonomic design, physical, chemical, fire, biological, or psychological hazards. As the anaesthesia work environment enters a post-COVID-19 pandemic phase, anaesthesiologists will do well to review and consider these hazards. The current review includes proposed solutions to some hazards and identifies opportunities for future research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db94230144fd43c3a18c0257970c01e22023-12-15T07:27:30ZengElsevierBJA Open2772-60962023-12-018100234Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic eraOlivia Nelson0Eric Greenwood1Allan F. Simpao2Clyde T. Matava3Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, CanadaDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USADepartment of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Corresponding author. Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.The coronavirus pandemic has raised public awareness of one of the many hazards that healthcare workers face daily: exposure to harmful pathogens. The anaesthesia workplace encompasses the operating room, interventional radiology suite, and other sites that contain many other potential occupational and environmental hazards. This review article highlights the work-based hazards that anaesthesiologists and other clinicians may encounter in the anaesthesia workplace: ergonomic design, physical, chemical, fire, biological, or psychological hazards. As the anaesthesia work environment enters a post-COVID-19 pandemic phase, anaesthesiologists will do well to review and consider these hazards. The current review includes proposed solutions to some hazards and identifies opportunities for future research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772609623001132anaesthesiabiomedical hazardsenvironmentfirepersonal protection equipmentsafety |
| spellingShingle | Olivia Nelson Eric Greenwood Allan F. Simpao Clyde T. Matava Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic era BJA Open anaesthesia biomedical hazards environment fire personal protection equipment safety |
| title | Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic era |
| title_full | Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic era |
| title_fullStr | Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic era |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic era |
| title_short | Refocusing on work-based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post-pandemic era |
| title_sort | refocusing on work based hazards for the anaesthesiologist in a post pandemic era |
| topic | anaesthesia biomedical hazards environment fire personal protection equipment safety |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772609623001132 |
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