Open AccessAn operating room audit to examine for patterns of staff entry/exit: pattern sequencing as a method of traffic reduction
Author(s) -
Rachel Anderson,
Jodi A. Lipps,
Carrie L. Pritchard,
Aardhra M. Venkatachalam,
Dai Wai M. Olson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of infection prevention
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1757-1774
pISSN - 1757-1782
DOI - 10.1177/1757177420967079
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , reduction (mathematics) , medical emergency , emergency medicine , accounting , geometry , mathematics , business
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are estimated at over 16,000 annually and cost hospitals an estimated $1.6 billion per year. Therefore, most operating rooms (ORs) seek methods to reduce the risk of SSI, especially during the intraoperative period. Prior work has established a link between excess traffic through the OR and increased microbial counts, which create a higher risk for SSIs.