2020
DOI: 10.1002/aorn.13175
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Environmental Surface Hygiene in the OR: Strategies for Reducing the Transmission of Health Care–Associated Infections

Abstract: Health care–associated infections (HAIs) cost billions of dollars annually in the United States and cause patient morbidity and mortality. There is increasing evidence that environmental surfaces in the OR setting, including anesthesia work areas, can harbor pathogens that can lead to HAIs. Patient‐care equipment used routinely in the OR, such as electrocardiograph wires, blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximetry probes, and monitor cables, can become contaminated with pathogens during surgical procedures; without … Show more

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