Cardiac surgical theatre traffic: Time for traffic calming measures?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 526-529

  Young, Richard S ^a   O'Regan, David J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Door opening; Surgical mistakes; Surgical site infection; Theatre traffic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL ERROR; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOM INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77950637195     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.227116     Document Type: Article

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