[Requirements of mandatory accident insurance for hospitals, which participate in inpatient treatment of occupational accident patients: position of the National Reference Center for Hospital Hygiene].
Aseptic operations as well as operations on infected sites can be done in the same operating room. Two or more theatres can share common facilities such as X-ray equipment, scrub-up or anaesthesia areas. Sophisticated air locks with double doors, which separate the protective zone from the operating room are not necessary to maintain a good hygienic standard. Nevertheless the new requirements for theatre design by the German "Gesetzliche Unfallversicherungen" are much higher. In this commentary we try to summarize scientific evidence regarding design of a theatre and infection control.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005858:Germany; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007346:Insurance, Accident / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000601:surgery*
Anforderungen der Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung (GUV) an Krankenhäuser, die sich an der stationären Behandlung Arbeitsunfallverletzter beteiligen: Stellungnahme des Nationalen Referenzzentrums für Krankenhaushygiene.