https://socictopen.socict.org/files/original/1f609de1d803f29ecbffafed858f953f.pdf a9d27deb29e9ca998aef3297bb362ea9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronavirus Description An account of the resource Dominio científico: Coronavirus Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aerosolization and Fluid Spillage During Phacoemulsification in Human Subjects Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wong JKW, Kwok JSWJ, Chan JCH, Shih KC, Qin, Lau D, Lai JSM Description An account of the resource Jasper Ka Wai Wong,1 Jeremy Sze Wai John Kwok,1 Jonathan Cheuk Hung Chan,1 Kendrick Co Shih,1 ‪Renyuan Qin,2 Denvid Lau,2 Jimmy Shiu Ming Lai1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 2Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong KongCorrespondence: Jimmy Shiu Ming LaiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Room 301, Block B, Cyberport 4, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong KongTel +852 39621405Email smjlai@netvigator.comBackground: Concerns had been raised for the potential hazard of SARS-CoV-2 transmissions via aerosols and fluid droplets during cataract surgeries amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to evaluate the rate of visible aerosol generation and fluid spillage from surgical wounds during phacoemulsification in human subjects.Methods: This is a prospective consecutive interventional case series. High-resolution video captures of 30 consecutive uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgeries, performed by 3 board-certified specialists in ophthalmology, were assessed by 2 independent and masked investigators for intraoperative aerosolization and fluid spillage. Water-contact indicator tape was mounted on the base of the operating microscope, around the objective lens, to detect any fluid contact.Results: No visible intraoperative aerosolization was detected in any of the cases, irrespective of different surgical practices among the surgeons with regard to wound size and position, lens fragmentation technique, power settings and means of ocular lubrication, or the different densities of cataract encountered. Large droplets spillage was noted from the paracentesis wounds in 70% of the cases. For all cases where fluid spill was detected on video, there was no fluid contact detected on the water-contact indicator tape.Conclusion: Visible aerosolization was not detected during phacoemulsification in our case series. Although the rate of fluid spillage was high, the lack of detectable contact with the indicator tape suggested that these large droplets posed no significant infectious risks to members of the surgical team.Keywords: phacoemulsification, aerosols, aerosolization, droplets, COVID Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Subject The topic of the resource aerosols, covid, droplets, Aerosolization, phacoemulsification Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Biotemas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ophthalmology