Researchers
acknowledge the high frequency and fast pace of interactions in the OR may
preclude frequent hand disinfection. However, if hand hygiene is not followed
and environmental cleaning and disinfection are subpar, it sets up a perfect
storm of lingering contamination and potential transmission of pathogenic
organisms that can lead to surgical site infections.
A
new report summarizes several aspects of hand hygiene and environmental hygiene
pertinent to the operating room environment, as well as synthesizing data from
current studies in medical literature.
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