Fire in the operating room: principles and prevention

Fire is a rare but potentially disastrous operating room misadventure. In this article, the authors describe the elements of operating room fires and present an illustrative case. The risk of fire can be minimized when the operating room team understands the interactions among the three sides of the classic fire triangle: oxidizers, fuels, and ignition sources. Lists of fire prevention techniques and steps to take in the event of an operating room fire are provided.     

Sister-chromatid exchanges in operating room personnel.

Sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) analysis was carried out in 67 operating room personnel (anaesthetists M.D.; anaesthesia nurses and anaesthesia unit technicians) exposed to waste anaesthetic gases such as halothane, nitrous oxide and isoflurane and in 50 healthy unexposed controls. The SCE frequencies were increased significantly in operating room personnel as compared to controls. A significant increase in SCEs was found in non-smoking operating room personnel as compared to non-smoking controls. This study supports the existence of an association between occupational exposure to mutagens and an increase in SCEs in lymphocytes.     

浅谈眼科手术室患者感染危险因素及防控措施

目的 分析眼科手术室患者感染危险因素,讨论感染风险管理对策。方法 回顾2017年7月至2018年8月我院眼科手术室患者的感染情况,分析感染危险因素并制定应对策略。结果 2017年7月至2018年8月我院共实施眼科手术1 987只眼,均未发生感染。空气污染,医疗器械污染,防控意识薄弱可能是患者发生感染的危险因素。结论 规范流程可以有效规避眼科手术感染,注重细节管理是预防眼科手术感染的关键。