Concepedia

Air contamination in open heart surgery with disposable coveralls, gowns, and drapes

K Verkkala, Petra Mäkelä, Juhani Ojajärvi, L. Tiittanen, J Hoborn

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 1990 · 12 citations · 15 references

Concepts

MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryOperating Room NursingPerioperative SafetyOperating Room Air Quality ControlOperating Room Environmental ControlOperating Room SafetyPersonnel GowningSurgical DrapingThoracic SurgeryDisposable GlovesDisposable Surgical DrapesGowning ProceduresIntraoperative Air DecontaminationOperating Room Environmental AsepsisOperating Room Environmental HygieneSurgical Masks

References

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Effect of ultraclean air in operating rooms on deep sepsis in the joint after total hip or knee replacement: a randomised study.

O. M. Lidwell, E. J. L. Lowbury, W. Whyte et al. · BMJ · 1982 · 697 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +10

The importance of airborne bacterial contamination of wounds

W. Whyte, R.D. Hodgson, J. Tinkler · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1982 · 277 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +12

PREVENTION OF AIRBORNE INFECTION DURING SURGERY

F .Hugh Howorth · The Lancet · 1985 · 129 citations

Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +10

Reducing Wound Infections

Joseph A. Moylan · Archives of Surgery · 1987 · 97 citations

Public Health, Surgery, Cost-effectiveness Analysis +16

Infection by air-borne bacteria with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Blakemore Ws, McGarrity Gj, Thurer Rj et al. · PubMed · 1971 · 87 citations

Medicine, Cardiology, Surgery +12