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Nasiri E, Shabanzad S. Examining the experiences of operating room staff in dealing with patients with covid-19 - a qualitative study. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2021; 18 (12) :956-964
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Examining the experiences of operating room staff in dealing with patients with covid-19 - a qualitative study
Ebrahim Nasiri1 , Sara Shabanzad * 2
1- Assistant professor, Ph.D, Department of Anesthesiology, Operating room, School of Allied medical sciences, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
2- MSc of Operating room, Medical Research Committee, School of Allied medical sciences, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran (Corresponding Author) , shabanzad2982@gmail.com
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Background & Aims: In late 2019, an acute respiratory syndrome caused by Corona virus 2 led to an epidemic in Wuhan, China. The prevalence of this disease is significantly higher than other infectious diseases. Aerosol production is significantly increased during laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries and when diathermy are used. In the face of a corona pandemic, medical staff are subject to more physical injury and stress. Materials & Methods: This qualitative phenomenological study was performed on 14 participants of operating room staff with purposive sampling until complete saturation of information. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and recorded using word software. The items were extracted and the colaizzi qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the data. Results: By analyzing the main theme of the data entitled "Prosperity and the emergence of brilliant psychological-emotional-scientific function" including three subcategories "mental turmoil in the face of patients with Covid-19, the application of preventive measures to Inhibition of Covid-19 release, problems and negative effects of Covid-19 pandemic on operating room staff and their response were extracted. Conclusion: Due to the occupational hazards of operating room staff and stress in dealing patients with Covid-19, it is recommended to use psychological counseling, hiring complementary staff and more welfare facilities for treatment staff.
Keywords: covid-19, operating room staff, qualitative study
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