Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Organizational Policy/Guidelines
 
• Published December 2018

Infection prevention in the operating room anesthesia work area.

Munoz-Price LS, Bowdle A, Johnston BL, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019;40:1-17.

This expert guidance provides recommendations to help health care facilities develop policies for preventing health care–associated infections in the operating room. The authors build on existing anesthesia safety practices to outline specific actions for infection prevention and control.

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