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Revising operating room turnover procedures to clean visible floor soiling first, followed by other surfaces and a final floor sanitizer, may improve efficiency and safety.
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Highlights the contamination risks associated with operating room floors.
Operating Room (OR) floors are the repository for many things: blood and body substances released during a procedure, our feet, equipment and linens, dropped articles, needle covers, and more.
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Jim Gauthier (2024) conducted an editorial in Operating room environmental contamination. Operating room floor cleaning and disinfection protocols was evaluated. Revising operating room turnover procedures to clean visible floor soiling first, followed by other surfaces and a final floor sanitizer, may improve efficiency and safety.
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