A UK historical perspective on operating theatre ventilation

Andrew Stacey; H. Humphreys; Gordon Bannister; Alan Bennett; Terie Chesworth; Chris Dobson; Ian Fraser; Marjory Greig; Peter Hoffman; Elizabeth Jones; Geoff Ridgway; Edward T.M. Smyth; Eric Taylor; John Williams; Kate Woodhead

doi:10.1053/jhin.2002.1276

A UK historical perspective on operating theatre ventilation

Andrew Stacey^*, H. Humphreys, Gordon Bannister, Alan Bennett, Terie Chesworth, Chris Dobson, Ian Fraser, Marjory Greig, Peter Hoffman, Elizabeth Jones, Geoff Ridgway, Edward T.M. Smyth, Eric Taylor, John Williams, Kate Woodhead

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Abstract

As part of the preparation for the report of the Hospital Infection Society Working Party on Infection Control and Operating Theatres, studies published from the UK on the subject of operating theatre ventilation were reviewed. Few have convincingly demonstrated a direct relationship between the microbiological quality of operating theatre air and postoperative wound infection. Nevertheless, the findings from these studies have had a major influence on the development of official UK guidance on the design, performance and testing of ventilation in both conventional and ultraclean operating theatres.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	77-80
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume	52
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1053/jhin.2002.1276
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2002

Keywords

Bacterial air counts
Infection
Theatre ventilation

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