Operating Room Temperature And Humidity Policy

Guidelines and tools for the sterile processing team.

Operating room temperature and humidity policy. Guidelines for best practices for humidity in the operating room. Percent or less as excessive humidity is conducive to microbial growth and compromises the integrity of wrapped sterile instruments and supplies. Proper ventilation airflow temperature and humidity are needed for successful surgical operations. For established temperature range in operating rooms nfpa 99 2012 requires ashrae 170 2008 ventilation table 7 1 to be used.

C 013 monitoring of temperature relative humidity and pressure in critical environment rooms. Utilities management policy manual. Acceptable standards such as from the association of operating room nurses aorn or the facilities guidelines institute. 355 operating rooms should be maintained at positive pressure with respect to corridors and.

The design requirements for these parameters in healhtcare settings are defined by ashrae standard 170 and are generally straightforward however or operating room users often try to operate or hvac heating ventilating and air conditioning systems at temperatures and humidity levels. C 307 failure of operating room suite air handling units number 18 through number 22. It is important for csts and other or personnel to know and understand the ifus for the. Currently ashrae ashe standard 170 2017 ventilation of health care facilities defines the minimum relative humidity rh level for an operating room as 20 and the maximum level as 60.

Temperature and rh levels. Centralized sterile supply storage in procedural areas where large volumes of sterile supplies are kept require a program for management of proper temperature and relative humidity rh levels in accordance with the facilities guidelines institute fgi guidelines for design and construction of hospitals and outpatient facilities. Table of contents. Each operating room should have separate temperature control.

That have come to the recent forefront and complete a risk assessment to establish policies for relative humidity level in the operating room. Do i need to close the or if the temperature or humidity are out of range. In addition ashe has created a flow chart on the following page to help facilities determine whether a lower relative humidity is appropriate. What are the recommended temperature ranges for an operating room.

Proper ventilation humidity 68 and temperature control in the operating room is important for the comfort of surgical personnel and patients but also in preventing environmental conditions that encourage growth and transmission of microorganisms. The guidance outlines eight questions for health care facilities to consider before using relative humidity levels below 30 percent in operating rooms. Class a operating procedure rooms should have a range of 70 to 75 degrees fahrenheit.