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,
DaiWai 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 - 1757-1782
pISSN - 1757-1774
DOI - 10.1177/1757177420967079
Subject(s) - medicine , audit , joint arthroplasty , surgical site infection , operations management , emergency medicine , medical emergency , arthroplasty , surgery , accounting , economics , 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.
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