Reducing the risk of surgical site infection: a case controlled study of contamination of theatre clothing.

Indu Sivanandan; Karen E. Bowker; Gordon C. Bannister; Jasmeet Soar

doi:10.1177/175045891102100204

Reducing the risk of surgical site infection: a case controlled study of contamination of theatre clothing.

Indu Sivanandan^*, Karen E. Bowker, Gordon C. Bannister, Jasmeet Soar

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Bristol Medical School (THS)

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Abstract

Surgical site infections are one of the most important causes of healthcare associated infections (HCAI), accounting for 20% of all HCAIs. Surgical site infections affect 1% of joint replacement operations. This study was designed to assess whether theatre clothing is contaminated more inside or outside the theatre suite. Petri dishes filled with horse blood agar were pressed on theatre clothes at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours to sample bacterial contamination in 20 doctors whilst working in and outside the theatre suite. The results showed that there was greater bacterial contamination when outside the theatre suite at 2 hours. There were no differences in the amount of contamination at 4, 6 and 8 hours. This study suggests that the level of contamination of theatre clothes is similar both inside and outside the theatre setting.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	69-72
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of perioperative practice
Volume	21
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/175045891102100204
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011

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