Skinner M W, Sutton B A
Department of Anaesthesia, North West Regional Hospital, Burnie, Tasmania.
Anaesth Intensive Care. 2001 Aug;29(4):331-8. doi: 10.1177/0310057X0102900402.
Many operating theatre staff believe that the surgical face mask protects the healthcare worker from potentially hazardous biological infections. A questionnaire-based survey, undertaken by Leyland' in 1993 to assess attitudes to the use of masks, showed that 20% of surgeons discarded surgical masks for endoscopic work. Less than 50% did not wear the mask as recommended by the Medical Research Council. Equal numbers of surgeons wore the mask in the belief they were protecting themselves and the patient, with 20% of these admitting that tradition was the only reason for wearing them. Policies relating to the wearing of surgical masks by operating theatre staff are varied. This indicates some confusion about the role of the surgical mask in modern surgical and anaesthetic practice. This review was undertaken to collate current evidence and make recommendations based on this evidence.
许多手术室工作人员认为，外科口罩能保护医护人员免受潜在的有害生物感染。1993年，莱兰进行了一项基于问卷调查的研究，以评估人们对口罩使用的态度，结果显示，20%的外科医生在内镜手术中会丢弃外科口罩。不到50%的人未按照医学研究委员会的建议佩戴口罩。同样数量的外科医生佩戴口罩是认为这样做既能保护自己也能保护患者，其中20%的人承认佩戴口罩只是出于传统原因。手术室工作人员佩戴外科口罩的政策各不相同。这表明人们对外科口罩在现代外科和麻醉实践中的作用存在一些困惑。进行这项综述是为了整理当前的证据，并基于这些证据提出建议。
