Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES, cilt.11, sa.3, ss.1990-1996, 2018 (Hakemli Dergi)
Abstract
As a medical term “hybrid interventions” denotes performing various special treatments together with each
other. Especially on high-risk patients and in treatments of complex pathologies, hybrid surgery where minimal
invasive surgical techniques utilized together with invasive catheter interventions is a very effective treatment
method.
Hybrid operating rooms (OR) are treatment centers where; in patients advanced imaging for the purpose of
diagnostics, surgery, stent or balloon applications, endovascular interventions, and/or if necessary, various
combinations of those are employed and all sorts of interventions are applied on patients in the same
environment. For that reason hybrid OR workers, in addition to the same risks other sector employees are faced
with, are exposed to more different risks due to the nature of their occupation.
Health-threat posing harms and risks to the health of healthcare workers employed in hybrid OR are defined as;
biological, physical, chemical, ergonomic and psychological.
Adversity in hybrid OR environments and workplace conditions negatively affect workers’ physical and mental
health, work satisfaction, success and productivity. Therefore, probable harms and risks in hybrid OR should be
defined and necessary precautions should be taken, should be inspected periodically and necessary trainings
should be given to the healthcare workers.
Key words: Healthcare Worker, Safeguarding, Surgical Nursing