Effect of Plaster tapping to cover the edge of Surgical Mask during Eye Surgery for Patients Safety and Comfort at Phrae Hospital
Abstract
Background: The edge of the surgical mask is bound by adhesive plaster during eye surgery according to a standardized treatment and patient safety. Moreover, this comprehensive facemask uses in preventing the transmission of respiratory infections among patients and surgical personnel during surgery due to the situation of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Objective: To study the effect of utilizing plaster to cover the surgical mask's edge during eye surgery for patients’ safety and comfort at Phrae Hospital.
Study design: A quasi-experimental research, two-group pre-posttest design, was conducted at the eye surgery operating room in Phrae Hospital. Sixty subjects were recruited for the study. The subjects were equally divided into two groups. The experimental group used plaster to cover the surgical mask’s edge, while the control group wore mask as usual. The oxygen levels in red blood cells and the size of the water vapor when breathing were measured. The research instruments comprised of a four-part questionnaire set. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-test, rank-sum test, Chi-square, paired t-test and signed-rank test.
Result: In the experiment group. There was no statistically significant difference between intraoperative and postoperative in red blood cell oxygen levels (p=0.689) and Comfort levels (p=0.759). The location and size of the inhaled water vapor on the plastics differed between the two groups. The control group was discovered on the surgical mask's edge, while the experimental group was discovered under the surgical mask's edge (p<0.001). The steam area was larger in the control group (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Sealing the edges of the surgical mask with plaster during eye surgery had no effect on the oxygen level in red blood cells or the comfort level of patients. Instead, it improves the effectiveness of preventing water vapor when breathing out of the surgical area and the spread of respiratory infection.
Keywords: eye surgery, patient safety, wearing a surgical mask, innovative development
