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Study lists high-touch OR areas

The CDC's recommendations to clean high-touch areas more frequently did not include surfaces in the operating room


The CDC's recommendations to clean high-touch areas more frequently did not include operating room surfaces, so researchers identified high-touch areas in the OR, according to a study on the American Journal of Infection Control website.

High-touch OR surfaces included:

• Anesthesia computer mouse

• OR bed

• Nurse computer mouse

• OR door

• Anesthesia medical cart

"It is recommended that an enhanced cleaning protocol be established based on the most frequently touched surfaces in the operating room," the study said.

Read the article.

 



May 20, 2016


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