TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical attire and the operating room
T2 - Role in infection prevention
AU - Salassa, Tiare E.
AU - Swiontkowski, Marc F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Incorporated.
PY - 2014/9/3
Y1 - 2014/9/3
N2 - ▸ Although there is some evidence that scrubs, masks, and head coverings reduce bacterial counts in the operating room, there is no evidence that these measures reduce the prevalence of surgical site infection. ▸ The use of gloves and impervious surgical gowns in the operating room reduces the prevalence of surgical site infection. ▸ Operating-room ventilation plays an unclear role in the prevention of surgical site infection. ▸ Exposure of fluids and surgical instruments to the operating-room environment can lead to contamination. Room traffic increases levels of bacteria in the operating room, although the role of this contamination in surgical site infection is unclear.
AB - ▸ Although there is some evidence that scrubs, masks, and head coverings reduce bacterial counts in the operating room, there is no evidence that these measures reduce the prevalence of surgical site infection. ▸ The use of gloves and impervious surgical gowns in the operating room reduces the prevalence of surgical site infection. ▸ Operating-room ventilation plays an unclear role in the prevention of surgical site infection. ▸ Exposure of fluids and surgical instruments to the operating-room environment can lead to contamination. Room traffic increases levels of bacteria in the operating room, although the role of this contamination in surgical site infection is unclear.
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U2 - 10.2106/JBJS.M.01133
DO - 10.2106/JBJS.M.01133
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25187588
AN - SCOPUS:84907211024
SN - 0021-9355
VL - 96
SP - 1485
EP - 1492
JO - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
IS - 17
ER -