[Laminar air flow in the operating room to prevent hip and knee arthroplasty infections]
Pichon Riviere A, Augustovski F, Garcia Marti S, Glujovsky D, Alcaraz A, Lopez A, Bardach A, Ciapponi A, Rey-Ares L
Record ID 32014000286
Spanish
Authors' objectives:
To assess the available evidence on the efficacy, safety and use coverage policy related aspects of operating rooms with laminar air flow for the prevention of infections in patients with hip and knee arthroplasties.
Authors' recommendations:
The evidence found is of moderate quality. Laminar flow is not beneficial with respect to reducing surgical site infections and the data grouped from several infection surveillance systems show an increase in the number of infections in the patients who undergo surgery in the operating rooms that use this technology. Implementing ventilation systems with laminar flow in order to reduce surgical site infections in orthopedic surgeries is not supported by scientific evidence which demonstrates a clinical benefit.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2012
URL for published report:
https://www.iecs.org.ar/home-ets/?cod_publicacion=1321&origen_publicacion=publicaciones
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Argentina
MeSH Terms
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Infection Control
- Operating Rooms
- Ventilation
- Environment, Controlled
Contact
Organisation Name:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy
Contact Address:
Dr. Emilio Ravignani 2024, Buenos Aires - Argentina, C1414 CABA
Contact Name:
info@iecs.org.ar
Contact Email:
info@iecs.org.ar
Copyright:
Institute for Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy (IECS)
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