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.

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Weekly Rounds: Four Years of COVID-19, AORN 2024 Conference Coverage, and More

March 18th 2024

Here are 5 highlights from Infection Control Today®'s (ICT®’s) wide-ranging coverage of the infection prevention and control world. Everything from interviews with known opinion leaders to the news that infection preventionists and other health care professionals can use on their jobs.

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Empowering Safety: A Massachusetts General Hospital Team Is Pushing for Smoke-Free ORs

March 13th 2024

Posters presented at the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses’s (AORN’s) International Surgical Conference & Expo 2024) held from March 9 to 12, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hand Hygiene Practices in the Operating Room: A Collaborative Endeavor

March 13th 2024

Some of the posters at AORN24
Elevating Surgical Safety: The Role of a Surgical Infection Preventionist

March 10th 2024

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“A Marathon and a Sprint”: Passing Surgical Smoke Legislation

March 9th 2024

Video Interviews

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