Contamination rate of the surgical gowns during total hip arthroplasty.

Ianiv KlaberPablo RuizDaniel SchweitzerMaria Jesus LiraEduardo BotelloAniela Wozniak

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2019)

There was a high rate of SG contamination during orthopedic procedures that was higher during non-arthroplasty procedures and prolonged THAs. There were no contaminated surgical gowns in THAs under 120 min, efforts should point keeping primary THAs under this cutoff time. As a general recommendation, SGs should be changed every time there is concern about potential contamination.

Keyphrases

drinking water
risk assessment
human health
health risk
total hip arthroplasty
heavy metals
quality improvement