Table 2 Environmental and PPE Sites Sampled and Corresponding RT-PCR Results
From: An environmental study of tracheostomy on eight COVID-19 patients
Site | Positive samples (patient 7) | Cycle threshold value |
|---|---|---|
Environmental sites | ||
Air (10 cm away from the surgical site) | 1/8 | 38.2 |
Air (50 cm away from the surgical site) | 0/8 | |
Floor (50 cm away from the surgical site) | 0/8 | |
Quilt (50 cm away from the surgical site) | 0/8 | |
Air outlet fan | 0/8 | |
Monitor | 0/8 | |
Sickbed handrail | 1/8 | 36.8 |
Urine bag | 1/8 | 37.5 |
Airway secretion | 0/8 | |
Injection pump | 0/8 | |
Ventilator screen | 0/8 | |
Bedside surgical lamp | 0/8 | |
water in ventilator circuit | 0/8 | |
Staff PPE sites | ||
Surgeon’s PAPR | 0/8 | |
Surgeon’s gloves | 0/8 | |
Surgeon’s gown | 0/8 | |
Surgeon’s front of shoes | 0/8 | |
Assistant’s PAPR | 0/8 | |
Assistant’s gloves | 0/8 | |
Assistant’s gown | 0/8 | |
Assistant’s front of shoes | 0/8 | |