Operating theatre ventilation standards and the risk of postoperative infection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-90

  Humphreys, Hilary ^a   Taylor, Eric W ^b   Bannister, Gordan ^c   Bennett, Alan ^c   Chesworth, Terie ^c   Greig, Marjory ^c   Hoffman, Peter N ^c   Jones, Elizabeth ^c   Ridgway, Geoff L ^c   Smyth, Edward T M ^c   Stacey, Andrew ^c   Williams, John ^c   Woodhead, Kate ^c  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Joint replacement; Minimally invasive surgery; Operating theatres; Surgical site infection; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINT SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; OPERATING ROOM; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; RADIOLOGY; REVIEW; ROOM VENTILATION; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; AIR CONDITIONING; ARTHROPLASTY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RISK; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; RISK; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VENTILATION;

EID: 0036479642     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1126     Document Type: Review

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