Tag: OR ventilation systems
FDA designates Class 1 recalls for closed suction systems, infant heated wire circuits, pediatric emergency tape
Editor's Note Recent recalls of the Ballard Closed Suction Systems from Avanos Medical Inc., Infant Heated Wire Circuits from AirLife/Vyaire, and Broselow Pediatric Emergency Rainbow Tape from AirLife have been designated as Class 1, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) most severe category indicating risk of serious injury or…
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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