Air contamination levels in operating rooms during surgery of total hip and total knee arthroplasty, hemiarthroplasty and osteosynthesis in the surgical center of a Brazilian hospital

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia¹  Von Dolinger, Elias José Oliveira¹  Brito, Denise Von Dolinger de¹  Melo, Geraldo Batista de¹  Souza, Gildo Moarcir de¹  Gontijo Filho, Paulo Pinto¹ 

关键词: Operating theatre;    Airborne infection;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822010000500023

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: The air contamination levels during orthopedic surgeries were evaluated.METHODS: The air of operating rooms (ORs) was examined through exposure to microbiological plates placed near the surgical table for an hour.RESULTS: values above that recommended (369 CFU/m3) for conventional ORs and ORs with ultraclean air were determined. Contamination was predominantly by Staphylococcus sp (86.9%). In all surgeries a high number of people were present inside the ORs and the doors were opened frequently.CONCLUSIONS: The contamination levels are above the values accepted by regulatory agencies, representing risk for patients.

【 授权许可】

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