Domestic electric drills in the service of orthopaedic surgery: a potential and preventable source of surgical site infections

Kucukdurmaz F., Imren Y., AKKOYUNLU Y., TUNCAY İ., ŞEN C.

ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA, cilt.46, sa.6, ss.455-459, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3944/aott.2012.2794
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.455-459
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Domestic drill, microbiological sampling, particle count, surgical site infection, OPERATING-THEATERS, AIR
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: We aimed to assess the contamination potential of the exhaust air from venting ports of running domestic electric drills which are commonly used in orthopaedic surgeries by means of both microbiological sampling and particle counting.