need help!! cant find the evidence on airflow within the operating room

[fusionfire32]

hi all,

i have looked everywhere but i cant find the answer. the other day i was circulating and one of the doctors (who was in his outside clothes) wanted to speak to the surgeon. so he popped his head from the main door of the operating room and i was not happy at all. i stopped him and said that if he needed to speak to the surgeon he should first go and change and then come in through the anaesthetic room door where the air change is minimum. now from my training i know that we have uniflow system in this operating room. so opening of the main door would lead to the system not being effective and potentially increasing the risk of ssi.

anyways, this doctor said to me yesterday in the corridor, " i hope you have locked your main door". and i thought, 'Right, i need to dig up some evidence to shut this arrogant person up so that he wont make the same mistake'. unfortunately, i have looked and cant find anything. please help me so that we can all enlighten each other and stand our ground. would be very greatful. thanks

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[canesdukegirl, BSN, RN]

"The doors to the OR should be kept closed except as necessary for passage of the patient, personnel and supplies/equipment. If the door is left open, the positive air pressure in the room equalizes with the negative air pressure in the hallway. Disrupted pressurization mixes the clean air of the OR with the corridor air, which has a higher microbial count."

Berry and Kohn's Operating Room Technique, Tenth Edition

[dedicated_2b_RN]

Just who do some arrogant doctors think they are OMG