ArticleJournal of experimental orthopaedics2025
Key factors influencing orthopaedic operating room contamination: Impact of human activity and
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- Early Postoperative Inflammatory Responses Following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Different Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement Formulations: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Clean Air, Safe Joints: Optimizing Operating Theatre Air Quality to Reduce Surgical Site and Periprosthetic Joint Infections.Orthopedic reviews · 2026Article
- Key factors influencing orthopaedic operating room contamination: Impact of human activity andJournal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The presence of pathogen microorganisms in the operating room remains a significant concern. This study aims to explore the factors influencing the presence of pathogens in the operating room. Methods: We analysed the presence of microorganisms in the operation theatre during total knee and hip replacement procedures for 33 patients performed in the same operation room (OR) over a period of 2 months. Three hundred and ninety-six samples were taken from several areas belonging to the sterile field. We have also analysed behavioural aspects in the OR that could influenced the potential contamination of the sterile field, such as the number of touches of the lamps, the temperature in the OR, the height of the operating table, the number of door openings. Results: Out of the total of 396 samples, 74 were positive. Most contaminations were with Conclusion: The presence of pathogens in the OR is influenced by the number of lamp touches, the frequency of door openings, and the increased number of people in the room. However, temperature and the height of the operating table do not have a significant impact on the occurrence of pathogens. The most commonly found pathogen in the OR was Level of Evidence: Level IV, case series.
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