Tag: Air exchanges

Bioburden levels during total joints in ORs complying with US ventilation specifications

Editor's Note This study from Baptist Health-Fort Smith, Arkansas, finds that the low-energy consumption ventilation system specified for in US operating rooms produces different zones of sterile protection from airborne microbe carrying particles (MCP) during total joint arthroplasties. The predominant source of MCPs are from personnel in the OR—an average…

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By: Judy Mathias
June 21, 2023
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Study: Better OR ventilation linked to lower SSI rates

Editor's Note This Swiss study finds that better OR ventilation properties, as assessed with a new ventilation index, are associated with lower rates of surgical site infections (SSIs) in orthopedic, spine, and cardiac procedures. Researchers calculated a ventilation index with higher values reflecting less turbulent air displacement instead of comparing…

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By: Judy Mathias
October 10, 2022
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