Simulating the effects of operating room staff movement and door opening policies on microbial load

To identify factors that increase the microbial load in the operating room (OR) and recommend solutions to minimize the effect of these factors. Observation and sampling study. Academic health center, public hospitals. We analyzed 4 videotaped orthopedic surgeries (15 hours in total) for door openin...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2021-09, Vol.42 (9), p.1071-1075
Main Authors: Taaffe, Kevin M., Allen, Robert W., Fredendall, Lawrence D., Shehan, Marisa, Stachnik, Mary Grace, Smith, Taliyah, Carbonell, Alfredo M., Glover, Emily, Fiore, Alexis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Bacteria
Data collection
Design of experiments
Disease control
Fungi
Hypotheses
Orthopedics
Simulation
Ventilation
Ventilators
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