Rapid Video Recording of Aerosol Generating Procedures (RVR-AGP Study) [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Observational study using Rapid Video Recording of Aerosol Generating Procedures (RVR-AGP Study)
IRAS ID
283615
Contact name
Raguwinder Sahota
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 23 days
Research summary
There are a plethora of procedures that medical professionals perform that generate aerosol droplets, these procedures are termed as aerosol generating procedures (AGP). The novel SARS-COV2 virus is spread by airborne water droplets which contain the virus. Many medical procedures involving health care workers working in close proximity to the mouth and nose and risk them coming into contact with virus containing droplets.\n\nTracheostomy is a surgical procedure to insert a breathing tube into the airway/windpipe through a cut in the neck. This procedure involves creating an additional opening into the airway/windpipe through which virus containing droplets will escape in the form of a plume. As part of the operation the healthcare workers must be very close to the opening. The aim of this study is to determine the size, height and density of the aerosol plume. By photographing the droplets we hope to show which parts of the operation are most dangerous and also work out whether certain ways of performing the operation produce less droplets than others. This surgery inserts a breathing tube in the neck that helps to allow the patients to wake up in Intensive care and come off breathing support. By making this procedure as safe as possible it can be performed quickly and effectively and allow patients better chances of recovery. Our aim is to identify the size of physical risk from these types of procedures.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
20/NE/0147
Date of REC Opinion
14 May 2020
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion