Air Change Setbacks and Surgical Outcomes and Energy Use in Operating Rooms

Key Points

• This study aims to evaluate how changes in air quality affect surgical outcomes and energy consumption in operating rooms.
• Examined 55 operating rooms
• Monitored clinical outcomes and energy use before and after air quality changes
• Conducted a quality improvement analysis
• Improvements in clinical outcomes following air quality changes
• Decreased energy use in operating rooms after implementation
• Reduction in related costs associated with energy consumption