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    • Surgical site infection (SSI) prevention

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    • Sterile field contamination is a significant risk factor for surgical site infections (SSIs).
    • Practices such as moving surgical lights and using transport stretchers can inadvertently compromise the sterile field.
    • Airborne precautions and specific antibiotic irrigations are critical considerations in OR environments.

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    • To evaluate the risk of sterile field contamination from moving surgical lights and transport stretchers.
    • To assess the efficacy of positive-pressure operating rooms (ORs) for patients requiring airborne precautions.
    • To determine the impact of discontinuing intraoperative bacitracin irrigation on SSIs.

    Main Methods:

    • Observational analysis of surgical light and transport stretcher movements within the OR.
    • Review of protocols for positive-pressure ORs and airborne precautions.
    • Analysis of SSI rates before and after discontinuing intraoperative bacitracin irrigation.

    Main Results:

    • Moving surgical lights over a sterile field poses a contamination risk.
    • Transport stretchers with non-dedicated bed linens can lead to cross-contamination.
    • Positive-pressure ORs with anterooms are effective for airborne precautions.
    • Discontinuing intraoperative bacitracin irrigation did not negatively impact SSI rates.

    Conclusions:

    • Strict protocols for managing surgical lights and transport stretchers are necessary to prevent sterile field contamination and reduce SSI risk.
    • Positive-pressure ORs are crucial for infection control in specific patient populations.
    • Eliminating intraoperative bacitracin irrigation is a safe and effective strategy for SSI prevention.