title: The use of a novel technology to study dynamics of pathogen transmission in the operating room.
abstract: Pathogenic organisms have been found in the intraoperative environment, potentially posing a risk of infection that could cause morbidity and mortality. In an effort to understand how a patient's bacteria can be spread throughout the operating room with the anesthesia provider as a vector, we conducted a study using recently developed experimental technology in a simulated operating room environment with a high-fidelity human patient simulator.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesiology, and †UM-JMH Center for Patient Safety, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida; ‡Department of Medicine Infectious Diseases, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; and Departments of §Medicine, ∥Public Health Sciences, and ¶Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Birnbach
authors.forename: Lisa F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Rosen
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carling
authors.forename: L Silvia
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Munoz-Price
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004203:Disinfection; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004867:Equipment Design; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000382:microbiology; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009873:Operating Rooms
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes