What are the problems in

developing countries in OR?

Infection Control and Design
• Inaduequate resources
of Operating Rooms

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– Limited number of operating theatre
– Lack of safe anesthesia
“Now and the Future” –
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Lack of surgical instruments
Lack of surgical equipments (suction pumps, gloves, etc.)

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– Lack of drugs
– Inadequate sterilisation units and disinfection
– Inadequate electricity and water

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EMNE ALP, M.D., PhD • Architectural problems
Erciyes University,
University, Medical Faculty,
Faculty,
Department of Infectious Diseases and

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Clinical Microbiology • Inadequate ventilation
Head of Infection Control Department
• Problems in cleaning-disinfection

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• No country had 100% of facilities reporting

continous supply of uninterrupted water,
electricity, and oxygen

• Most reported less than 50% supply or

availability

• A functional anesthesia machine was present in

33% (it can be as low as 3% in some countries)
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• There is no simulation !!!

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• They were retrieved from their job by

the Ministry of Health
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• However, Turkish people are “brave !!!”

and other videos were recorded in
operating rooms
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Control in Health-Care Facilities

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2010 Guidelines for Design and Construction of
Health Care Facilities-AHA Services

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Surgical Site Infections Surgical Site Infections

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•Patient •Age
•Surgeon •Obesity
•Equipments •Malnutrition • Preoperative intervention
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•Air •Prolonged pre-

operative stay
•Infection at
• Intraoperative intervention
Intraoperative intervention
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distal sites
•Cancer
•Hyperglycemia
•Immunosuppres
sion • Postoperative intervention
•ASA class
•Comorbidities

•Hands of HCWs
•Equipment
•Air
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• Separation from general traffic and air
™Proper ventilation movement

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• Easy movement of staff from one clean
™Cleaning-Disinfection area to another without passing through

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™Asepsis-antisepsis • Removal of dirty materials from the suite
without passing through clean areas

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Central Station Architecture of OR

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Three Area
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• Non-restricted area-“non-clean” (patient waiting rooms,

anterooms, recovery room, changing rooms, toilets)
– No traffic control
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– Special clothing is not necessary

• Semi-restricted area-”clean” (rooms adjoining the OR, scrub

area, coffee room, sterile storage, service areas
– Traffic control,
– OR clothing and head covering is necessary

• Restricted area-”sterile” (operating rooms, any sterile

preparation)
– Traffic control,
– OR clothing, head covering and mask is necessary

Erciyes University Hospital-Operating Rooms-2010

 Support Areas for Staff Preoperative Patient Holding Areas
• Under direct visual control of the nursing staff

• At least one patient station (7.43 m2) per OR

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• A minimum clear dimension of 1,52 m between

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• Provisions such as cubicle curtains for patient

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• Provided to accomodate stretcher patients and/or

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• Area: A min. clear floor area of 7,43 m2

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• Hand-washing stations
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• The size and location of the operating
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Operating Room Design Operating Room Design

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• Class A: For surgery and other procedures that • Class B: For surgery and other procedures
require “minor sedation” that require “moderate sedation”
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– Space req: a minimum clear floor area of 45.72 m2

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– Space req: a minimum clear floor area of 23,23 m2

– Clearances: a clear distance of 1.07 meters at each side,
the head and the foot of the operating table
– Location: Accessed from the semi-restricted corridors of
the surgical suite or from an unrestricted corridor
adjacent to the surgical suite
– Clearances: a clear distance of 1.07 meters at
each side, the head and the foot of the operating
table
– Location: Accessed from the semi-restricted
corridors of the surgical suite

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 Operating Room Design Architectural Details
• Class C: For surgery and other procedures • The minimum clear width of door openings for
that require “deep sedation” patient use shall be 86.36 cm

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• Wall finishes in OR shall be scrubbable, able to
– Space req: a minimum clear floor area of 37.16 m2 withstand harsh chemical cleaning and monolithic

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table directly up from the floor, tightly sealed to the
wall and constructed without voids

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 Operating Room Design
• Emergency communication system: All
operating rooms shall be equipped

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• Image Viewer: All operating room shall
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Architecture of OR
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Scrub Facilities
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• Scrub station shall be provided directly

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adjacent to the entrance to each OR

• A scrub station may serve two OR if it is

located to the entrances to both

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• Medication distribution station

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• Equipment and supply storage

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• Soiled workroom

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• Fluid waste disposal facilities

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Ventilation Requirements for

Sterilization Facilities
Operating Rooms
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• Room temperature: 20-23°C

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• Relative humidity:<%68 (%30-60)

• Maintain positive-pressure ventilation with respect to

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corridors and adjacent areas

• Maintain 15 ACH, of which 3 ACH shoud be fresh air

• Air filters: All recirculated and fresh air should be filtered

with 90% efficiency at a minimum

• Introduce air at the ceiling and exhaust air near the floor

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Operating Rooms

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• Keep operating room doors closed except
for the passage of equipment, personnel,

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personnel

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Operating Rooms
Surgery of tuberculosis patient

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• Use an N95 respirator in the operating room

• Intubate the patient in either the airborne infection isolation; if

intubating the patient in the operating room, do not allow the doors open

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until 99% of the airborne contaminants are removed

• When anesthetizing a patient with confirmed or suspected TB, place a

bacterial filter between the anesthesia circuit and patient’s airway to

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• Extubate and allow the patient to recover in an airborne infection

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• If the patient has to be extubated in the operating roo, allow adequate

time for ACH to clean 99% of airborne particles from the air

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Surgery of tuberculosis patient

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• No recommendation is offered for

performing orthopedic implant operations
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• Use portable HEPA filters for supplemental air cleaning

during intubation and extubation for TB patients who in rooms supplied with laminar airflow-
require surgery Unresolved issue
• If possible, schedule TB patients as the last surgical
cases of the day to maximize the time available for
removal of airborne contamination

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• Carbonmonoxide
• Laser systems
• Hydrocarbons
• Ultrasonic scalpel

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• Nitriles
• Fatty acids

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• Formaldehyde

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• Hydrogen cyanide

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Surgical Smoke Risk Ventilation Requirements for

Operating Rooms
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• Acute and chronic • Carcinoma

inflammatory changes • Dermatitis • In settings where surgical lasers are used, wear
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in respiratory tract • Cardiovascular dysfunction appropriate personal protective equipment including

• Hypoxia/dizziness • Throat irritation N95 or N100 respirators, to minimize exposure to
• Lacrimation laser plumes
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• Eye irritation
• Colic
• Nausea/vomiting
• Anxiety • Use central wall suction units with in-line filters to
• Headache • Anaemia evacuate minimal laser plumes
• Sneezing • Leukaemia
• Weakness • Nasopharyngeal lesions • Use a mechanical smoke evacuation system with a
• Lighteadedness • HIV high-efficiency filter to manage the generation of
• Hepatitis large amounts of laser plume, when ablating tissue
with human pappiloma virus or performing procedures
on a patient with extrapulmonary TB
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• Disinfection is required for blood

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• Tacky mats are not recommended

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• Vacuum cleaners are recommended

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Environmental Sampling Asepsis-Antisepsis

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• Do not conduct random, undirected, routine

microbiologic sampling of air, water, and
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environmental surfaces in OR
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• When indicated, conduct microbiologic

sampling as part of an epidemiologic
investigation

Dharan S, Pittet D. J Hosp Infect 2002;51:79-84 Joseph Lister (1827-1912)

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Wash forearm up to elbow Use sterile towel When the hands are dry,

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gloves can be done
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Water Quality Surgical Hand Rub

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• Purified water
C
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• Sterile water ???

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• Sterile

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• Impermeable to
• Gown moisture and

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• Supple and strong

• Hair covering

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• Easy to secure

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DISCIPLINE IN OPERATING ROOMS What is the Future in Operating

Rooms?
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• Standart infection control measures

• Appropriate clothing of staff in operating room

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• Asepsis- antisepsis rules

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• Appropriate ventilation of OR

• Limiting the number of people in OR

• Traffic control

• Appropriate cleaning-disinfection
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