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Special Edition: Surgical Construction - February 2020 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 5 5 P lanning to renovate your old ORs or build brand new ones? There's a lot you can do from architectural and design perspectives to enhance your infection preven- tion efforts. Here are some things to keep in mind. Access control The impact of OR door openings on infection control is in question. "There's a belief that opening and closing doors frequently might increase SSI risks, but the literature now doesn't support that because Joe Paone | Senior Associate Editor Building Infection-Free ORs Consider the impact architecture and design can have on SSI rates. • CLEAN START Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., is renovating 14 ORs to make them larger and less likely to har- bor harmful pathogens. Kenneth Peterson Photography

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