Becker's ASC

5 sample OR/procedure room cleaning checklists

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 — ...
Business Wire

St. Cloud Surgical Center is First ASC in U.S. to Utilize Xenex Germ-Zapping Robot to Disinfect Operating Rooms & Enhance Patient Safety

ST. CLOUD, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xenex Disinfection Services today announced that St. Cloud Surgical Center is the first ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the U.S. and the first healthcare facility ...
Becker's ASC

Sample OR/Procedure Room Cleaning Checklist

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

AORN seeks comment on practices for cleaning surgical instruments, tissue management

Two new recommended practices from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses are now online and available for public comment. The AORN Recommended Practices for Cleaning and Care of Surgical ...
Machine Design

Computational fluid-dynamics (CFD) keeps operating rooms clean

Computer modeling lets helps engineers control airflow and limit the spread of infections in hospitals. Roughly 290,00 patients every year contract infections while undergoing surgery, according to ...