Is unidirectional airflow in operating theater still recommended to reduce surgical site infections? The French point of view through the recent international literature

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Mar;40(3):384-385. doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.345. Epub 2019 Feb 18.

Authors

Didier Lepelletier¹, Bruno Grandbastien¹, Olivia Keita-Perse¹, Pierre Parneix¹, Crespin C Adjidé², Raoul Baron¹, Ludwig Serge Aho Glélé¹; French Society of Hospital Hygiene Working Group

Affiliations

¹ French Society of Hospital Hygiene,France.
² Hospital Hygiene Department,Amiens University Hospital,Amiens,France.

PMID: 30773160
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.345

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Operating Rooms
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
Ventilation