Abstract
The closed body-exhaust ventilated system plays an important role in reducing infection rate in total hip arthroplasty. This demands a secure body-exhaust air hose. The current method of securing the air hose by tying the necklace hose ribbons around the waist often fails to hold the hose in place. This will inevitably undermine the effectiveness of the body-exhaust system. A new and simple method is described to stop the body-exhaust hose from slipping and migrating up the surgeon’s body. The surgeon’s own buttocks are used to anchor the hose ribbons in place. The new method can improve the effectiveness of the body-exhaust system and raise its potential to the maximum without causing any discomfort to the surgeon or jeopardising the sterility of the surgeon’s clothing.
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L’habit chirurgical complètement fermé et ventilé joue un rôle important dans la réduction du taux d’infection en arthroplastie totale de hanche. Ceci exige des tuyaux aspirant la totalité de l’air expiré par le chirurgien. La méthode habituelle de fixation des tuyaux d’air en attachant les rubans des tuyaux autour de la taille du chirurgien n’est pas entièrement fiable. Ceci minera inévitablement l’efficacité du système d’aspiration. Une nouvelle et simple méthode est décrite pour empêcher le tuyau de glisser vers le haut du corps du chirurgien. Les propres fesses du chirurgien sont utilisées pour ancrer les rubans de tuyau en place. La nouvelle méthode peut améliorer l’efficacité du système d’aspiration et optimiser son efficacité sans causer la moindre gêne au chirurgien ou compromettre la stérilité des vêtements des chirurgiens.
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Al Hussainy, H.A.J. The body-exhaust system in total hip arthroplasty: A simple method to secure the body-exhaust air hose necklace using the surgeon’s own buttocks. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 15, 15–18 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-004-0190-x
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