As much of 75 percent of an operating room may not be sufficiently cleaned or disinfected. For example, the three best-cleaned items in an operating room — main door, main field light and telephone — ...

In addition to documenting the cleaning of its general areas, Lakeland (Fla.) Surgical & Diagnostic Center also ensures cleaning of its ORs and procedure rooms are properly documented. The ASC ...

Roughly 290,00 patients every year contract infections while undergoing surgery, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those infections cost billions of dollars in health-care ...

Hospitals use a multistep process to clean metal surgical instruments. Typical steps include: * Soaking in water immediately after use in the operating room. * Rinsing and disinfecting. * Washing by ...