Controlling CDI —
Operating Room Cleaning Checklist
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Task
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4. Linen into an impervious linen hamper
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5. Gloves and surgical gowns (disposable and reusable) into appropriate
receptacles
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6. Suction container, tubing and contents per policy
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7. Empty kick buckets into trash receptacles
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8. Disposable anesthesia masks and tubing into an impervious trash
receptacle
9. Transport contaminated instruments in contained, leak-proof transport cart
to central services department
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1. Tables, instrument stands and equipment (eg. cables, leads, BP cuff,
stethoscope, phone, gas machine, monitor)
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2. OR table and arm/leg boards
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3. Non-disposable safety strap
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4. Standing stools (lifts)
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5. Kick buckets
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6. Overhead OR lights and reflectors
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1. Remove linen, trash and biohazard waste from OR and discard per policy
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2. Mop floors as needed
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Discard:
1. Sharp items: (eg. surgical needles, surgical blades, electrosurgical tips,
hypodermic needles, unused suture packs, saw blades, drill tips, trochars)
into rigid, puncture-resistant sharps container
2. Soiled surgical sponges, biologically contaminated waste and disposable
items into an impervious, biohazard waste receptacle if those items would
release blood or body fluid if compressed
3. Unused surgical sponges, drapes, and disposable supplies and other
disposable supplies contaminated with small amounts of blood or body
fluids (items would not release fluid if compressed) into an impervious
trash receptacle
Disinfect:
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