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T
here's an art and a science to
keeping the floors and surfaces of
ORs clean and sanitized. You need
the right training, the right materi-
als, the right sequence and the
right attitude. There's also a certain amount of
I N F E C T I O N P R E V E N T I O N
How Clean Are Your
OR Surfaces?
There's a lot involved and a lot at
stake.
Anne Marie Pettis, RN, BSN, CIC | Rochester, N.Y.
WATCH CLOSELY Studies show that clean-
ing crews routinely miss many areas.
