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Operating Room Ventilation With Laminar Airflow Shows No Protective Effect on the Surgical Site Infection Rate in Orthopedic and Abdominal Surgery.
Conclusions: Unexpectedly, in this analysis, which controlled for many patient and hospital-based confounders, OR ventilation with laminar airflow showed no benefit and was even associated with a significantly higher risk for severe SSI after hip prosthesis.
[Ann Surg 2008]
