Compliance with clothing regulations and traffic flow in the operating room: a multi-centre study of staff discipline during surgical procedures

Summary This multi-centre study assessed operating room (OR) staff compliance with clothing regulations and traffic flow during surgical procedures. Of 1615 surgical attires audited, 56% respected the eight clothing measures. Lack of compliance was mainly due to inappropriate wearing of jewellery (2...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of hospital infection 2017-07, Vol.96 (3), p.281-285
Hauptverfasser: Loison, G, Troughton, R, Raymond, F, Lepelletier, D, Lucet, J-C, Avril, C, Birgand, G
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Zusammenfassung:Summary This multi-centre study assessed operating room (OR) staff compliance with clothing regulations and traffic flow during surgical procedures. Of 1615 surgical attires audited, 56% respected the eight clothing measures. Lack of compliance was mainly due to inappropriate wearing of jewellery (26%) and head coverage (25%). In 212 procedures observed, a median of five people [interquartile range (IQR) 4–6] were present at the time of incision. The median frequency of entries to/exits from the OR was 10.6/h (IQR 6–29) (range 0–93). Reasons for entries to/exits from the OR were mainly to obtain materials required in the OR ( N =364, 44.5%). ORs with low compliance with clothing regulations tended to have higher traffic flows, although the difference was not significant ( P =0.12).
ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/j.jhin.2017.03.026