Assessment of hazardous substances in surgical smoke exposed to staff in the operating room

Assessment of hazardous substances in surgical smoke exposed to staff in the operating room - Assessment of hazardous substances in surgical smoke exposed to staff in the operating room

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000052210

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-15

Start date

2023-09-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgical diseases requiring open laparotomy

Interventions

Two badge-type measuring devices are attached to the chest of the primary surgeon, anesthesiologist, direct care nurse, and indirect care nurse. After 5 minutes, the instruments are removed and the co

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients 20 years of age or older undergoing open surgery at the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The University of Tokyo Hospital. Patients who have given their own consent to this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients under 19 years of age. Patients who did not give consent for this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Volatile organic compounds in surgery smoke will be measured and compared to the exposure levels of staff in the operating room and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare/WHO reference values.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Volatile organic compounds in surgery-related smoke will be measured and exposure levels among staff in the operating room will be compared.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYui Sawa

The University of Tokyo Hospital Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery

ysawa-tky@umin.ac.jp03-3815-5411

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026