Rituals and behaviours in the operating theatre–joint guidelines of the Healthcare Infection Society and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious …

H Humphreys, A Bak, E Ridgway… - Journal of …, 2023 - journalofhospitalinfection.com
1 Executive summary Prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) remains a main priority in
operating theatres. This has previously led to the introduction of practices, often referred to …

The impact of supplemental intraoperative air decontamination on the outcome of total joint arthroplasty: a pilot analysis

TM Cook, CJ Piatt, S Barnes, CE Edmiston Jr - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2019 - Elsevier
Background During the early era of arthroplasty, the concept of ultraclean operating room
(OR) was introduced based on the principle that the number of airborne particles in the OR …

Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in reduction mammaplasty: a randomized controlled trial

ES Garcia, DF Veiga, J Veiga-Filho… - Plastic and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Reduction mammaplasty is a well-established procedure. Studies have shown
benefits of using antibiotics in this procedure. Nevertheless, there is no solid evidence to …

Separate rooms for patient induction, case set-up and breakdown: Innovative operating room turnover through quality management

YB Ferrand, LD Fredendall, K Taaffe… - Quality Management …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Turnover time (TT) is the time it takes to prepare an operating room (OR) between
consecutive surgeries. Short TT improves OR efficiency, while maintaining patient and staff …

Proactive evaluation of an operating room prototype: A simulation-based modeling approach

K Taaffe, A Joseph, A Khoshkenar… - Journal of Patient …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives There is a pressing need to improve safety and efficiency in the operating room
(OR). Postsurgical adverse events, such as surgical site infections and surgical flow …

[引用][C] Reducing OR Traffic

DV Carr - AORN journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The behavioral objectives for this program were created by Jocelyn Chalquist, BSN, RN,
CNOR, clinical editor, with consultation from Colleen Becker, PhD, RN, CCRN-K, director of …

[引用][C] Planning and Designing Perioperative Areas

J Cahn - AORN journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The behavioral objectives for this program were created by Jocelyn Chalquist, BSN, RN,
CNOR, clinical editor, with consultation from Karen Cochran, PhD, RN, CNOR, perioperative …