Role of the Environment of the Operating Suite in Surgical Wound Infection

Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage, Technical and Physiological Considerations

1964 • 557 citations

Postoperative infection in total prosthetic replacement arthroplasty of the hip-joint with special reference to the bacterial content of the air of the operating room

1969 • 421 citations

Airborne contamination of wounds in joint replacement operations: the relationship to sepsis rates

1983 • 263 citations

Relation of the Inanimate Hospital Environment to Endemic Nosocomial Infection

1982 • 259 citations

Manual on Control of Infection in Surgical Patients.

1985 • 215 citations

DISPERSAL OF BACTERIA ON DESQUAMATED SKIN

1962 • 165 citations

Ward floors and other surfaces as reservoirs of hospital infection

1967 • 139 citations

Air, antibiotics and sepsis in replacement joints

1988 • 130 citations

CONTROL OF WOUND INFECTION IN A THORACIC SURGERY UNIT

1955 • 125 citations

DISPERSAL OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS BY PATIENTS AND SURGICAL STAFF

1965 • 103 citations

Identification of the Sources of Staphylococci Contaminating the Surgical Wound During Operation

1963 • 96 citations

Cleaning and disinfection of hospital floors.

1966 • 94 citations

Bacteria isolated from deep joint sepsis after operation for total hip or knee replacement and the sources of the infections with Staphylococcus aureus

1983 • 87 citations

Bacterial dispersion in relation to operating room clothing

1976 • 85 citations

AIR HYGIENE IN DRESSING-ROOMS FOR BURNS OR MAJOR WOUNDS

1946 • 77 citations

Bacterial contamination in a modern operating suite. 3. Importance of floor contamination as a source of airborne bacteria

1978 • 77 citations

POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION WITH PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA IN AN EYE HOSPITAL

1966 • 65 citations

The role of clothing and drapes in the operating room

1988 • 61 citations

HOSPITAL INFECTION WITH PSEUDOMONAS ÆRUGINOSA IN NEUROSURGERY

1965 • 57 citations

Postoperative Clostridial Infections in Britain

1969 • 55 citations

Epidemiology of airborne staphylococcal infection

1966 • 54 citations

Effect of plastic skin and wound drapes on the density of bacteria in operation wounds

1976 • 50 citations

The Incidence of Airborne Wound Infection During Operation

1963 • 45 citations

Wound infections acquired from a disperser of an unusual strain ofStaphylococcus aureus

1967 • 42 citations

Sources of Gas Gangrene in Hospital

1969 • 40 citations

STAPHYLOCOCCAL CROSS-INFECTION IN SURGERY

1959 • 33 citations

Postoperative wound infection.

1956 • 33 citations

The influence of the total body exhaust suit on air and wound contamination in elective hipoperations

1983 • 30 citations

The effect of antibacterial agents on the flora of the skin

1980 • 27 citations

Transfer areas and clean zones in operating suites

1969 • 21 citations

Air bacterial and particle counts in total hip replacement operations using non-woven and cotton gowns and drapes

1989 • 21 citations

Factors affecting the development of surgical wound infections: a surgeon's view

1985 • 17 citations

The choice between prophylactic agents for orthopaedic surgery

1988 • 17 citations

A bacteriological study of the effect on the environment of using a one- or two-trolley system in theatre

1990 • 12 citations

Studies on the bacterial permeability of non-woven fabrics and cotton fabrics

1986 • 8 citations