Dress code and traffic flow in the operating room: A multicentre study of staff discipline during surgical procedures

Abstract This multicentre study assessed the clothing and traffic flow of operating staff during surgical procedures. Among 1615 surgical attires audited, 56% respected the eight clothing measures. Lack of compliance was mainly due to inappropriate wearing of jewellery (26%) and head cover (25%). Am...

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Published in:The Journal of hospital infection 2017
Main Authors: Loison, Geoffrey, Troughton, Rachael, Raymond, Françoise, Lepelletier, Didier, Lucet, Jean-Christophe, Avril, Catherine, Birgand, Gabriel, Bauer-Grandpierre, Magali, Brousseau, F, Guerin, L, Gallais, Séverine, Labaut, L, Ledoux, M.C, Le Quilliec, Nadia, Ferroniere, Nathalie, Prouteau, Marie-Dominique, Rousseau, Flavie, Tourres, Jean
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Language:English
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Infectious Disease
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Summary:Abstract This multicentre study assessed the clothing and traffic flow of operating staff during surgical procedures. Among 1615 surgical attires audited, 56% respected the eight clothing measures. Lack of compliance was mainly due to inappropriate wearing of jewellery (26%) and head cover (25%). Among 212 procedures observed, a median of 5 (IQR, 4 – 6) persons were present at the time of incision. The median frequency of entries/exits was 10.6 (6-29) per hour varying from 0-93. Reasons of entries/exits were mainly to obtain materials required in the operating theatres (364, 44.5%). Operating rooms with a low respect of clothing rules tended to have higher traffic flows, although the difference was not significant (p=0.12).
ISSN:0195-6701
1532-2939
DOI:10.1016/j.jhin.2017.03.026