Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH)
In recent years, there has been an ongoing discussion about the value of laminar airflow (LAF=low turbulence displacement ventilation) in the operating room for prevention of surgical site infections (SSI). Some publications, e.g., from the WHO, issued the demand to no longer build LAF ceilings in o...
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| author | Popp, Walter Alefelder, Christof Bauer, Sonja Daeschlein, Georg Geistberger, Petra Gleich, Sabine Herr, Caroline Hübner, Nils-Olaf Jatzwauk, Lutz Kohnen, Wolfgang Külpmann, Rüdiger Lemm, Friederike Loczenski, Barbara Spors, Jörg Walger, Peter Wehrl, Markus Zastrow, Klaus-Dieter Exner, Martin |
| author_facet | Popp, Walter Alefelder, Christof Bauer, Sonja Daeschlein, Georg Geistberger, Petra Gleich, Sabine Herr, Caroline Hübner, Nils-Olaf Jatzwauk, Lutz Kohnen, Wolfgang Külpmann, Rüdiger Lemm, Friederike Loczenski, Barbara Spors, Jörg Walger, Peter Wehrl, Markus Zastrow, Klaus-Dieter Exner, Martin |
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| description | In recent years, there has been an ongoing discussion about the value of laminar airflow (LAF=low turbulence displacement ventilation) in the operating room for prevention of surgical site infections (SSI). Some publications, e.g., from the WHO, issued the demand to no longer build LAF ceilings in operating rooms. The present statement deals critically with this position and justifies the use of LAF ceilings in different ways:Thus, this paper recommends building LAF ceilings in the future as well, depending on the operations intended.Further, this paper gives an overview of possible reasons for surgical site infections and highlights the importance of discipline in the operating theatre. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5c6ba3da1a94a9a8eadbb07778c8a602022-12-21T22:46:29ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS Hygiene and Infection Control2196-52262019-12-0114Doc2010.3205/dgkh000335Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH)Popp, Walter0Alefelder, Christof1Bauer, Sonja2Daeschlein, Georg3Geistberger, Petra4Gleich, Sabine5Herr, Caroline6Hübner, Nils-Olaf7Jatzwauk, Lutz8Kohnen, Wolfgang9Külpmann, Rüdiger10Lemm, Friederike11Loczenski, Barbara12Spors, Jörg13Walger, Peter14Wehrl, Markus15Zastrow, Klaus-Dieter16Exner, Martin17German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyGerman Society for Hospital Hygiene (DGKH), Berlin, GermanyIn recent years, there has been an ongoing discussion about the value of laminar airflow (LAF=low turbulence displacement ventilation) in the operating room for prevention of surgical site infections (SSI). Some publications, e.g., from the WHO, issued the demand to no longer build LAF ceilings in operating rooms. The present statement deals critically with this position and justifies the use of LAF ceilings in different ways:Thus, this paper recommends building LAF ceilings in the future as well, depending on the operations intended.Further, this paper gives an overview of possible reasons for surgical site infections and highlights the importance of discipline in the operating theatre.http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2019-14/dgkh000335.shtmloperating roomventilationlaminar airflowlafsurgical site infectiondiscipline |
| spellingShingle | Popp, Walter Alefelder, Christof Bauer, Sonja Daeschlein, Georg Geistberger, Petra Gleich, Sabine Herr, Caroline Hübner, Nils-Olaf Jatzwauk, Lutz Kohnen, Wolfgang Külpmann, Rüdiger Lemm, Friederike Loczenski, Barbara Spors, Jörg Walger, Peter Wehrl, Markus Zastrow, Klaus-Dieter Exner, Martin Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) GMS Hygiene and Infection Control operating room ventilation laminar airflow laf surgical site infection discipline |
| title | Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) |
| title_full | Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) |
| title_fullStr | Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) |
| title_short | Air quality in the operating room: Surgical site infections, HVAC systems and discipline – position paper of the German Society of Hospital Hygiene (DGKH) |
| title_sort | air quality in the operating room surgical site infections hvac systems and discipline position paper of the german society of hospital hygiene dgkh |
| topic | operating room ventilation laminar airflow laf surgical site infection discipline |
| url | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2019-14/dgkh000335.shtml |
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