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Operating Room
The Infection Control Today® operating room page provides news articles and videos on the intersection between surgery and infection prevention. The operating room is a prime breeding ground for harmful pathogens to spread, resulting in surgical site infections. The role of the infection preventionist, together with the perioperative nursing staff, is to craft policies and processes to cut down on these infections and ensure patient safety during surgical procedures.
The OR: A Prime Target for Pathogens
May 24, 2022
To reduce the risk of surgical-site infection, utilize evidence-based interventions and give feedback to clinicians on bacterial transmission using Staphylococcus aureus as a marker.
Infection Prevention Experts Recommend Sweeping Updates
May 18, 2022
A new comprehensive article lays out best practice guidelines for 14 areas of infection prevention and control.
Weekly Rounds: New COVID-19 Variants, Robotic Surgery Challenges, and more
May 13, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 13.
Robotic-Assisted Surgery Presents Unique Sterile Processing Challenges
May 10, 2022
Sterile processing of robotic surgery instruments and other complex instruments require complex methods.
Weekly Rounds: C diff and Candida auris Recontamination, Disrupting HAI Transmission, and More
May 06, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending May 6.
Environmental Measures Disrupt Transmission of HAIs
May 02, 2022
Time, staff, and budget constraints make it difficult to expand HAI mitigation programs despite the obvious and urgent need to do so.
Weekly Rounds: HSPA Conference Highlights, Getting Managerial Buy-In and More
April 29, 2022
Take 5 minutes to catch up on Infection Control Today’s highlights for the week ending April 29.
Environment and Time Cause Chemical Changes in Clinical Soil on Medical Devices
April 28, 2022
Terra Kremer, the senior program manager of microbiological quality and sterility assurance at Johnson & Johnson, and technical lead of the Device Processing Tiger Team, spoke with ICT® about her research on time and efficiency of sterile processing and what is most affecting the industry today.
Water Quality Is Key to Surgical Instrument Reprocessing Outcomes
April 27, 2022
Total dissolved solids, pH levels, and iron levels are only a few components that must be considered.
The Role Infection Preventionists Play in Thwarting Surgical Site Infections
April 19, 2022
With 60% of surgical site infections estimated to be preventable, IPs hold a key prevention role in patient safety.