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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 71-B, Issue 3, 483-485
Copyright © 1989 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery

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Shortwave ultraviolet radiation in operating rooms

M Berg, BR Bergman, and J Hoborn

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gothenburg University, East Hospital, Sweden.

We have evaluated the effect of shortwave ultraviolet radiation on bacterial levels in an operating theatre, both in experimental conditions and during 20 hip operations. When compared with the use of sham blue light, there was a significant reduction in the number of bacteria. The reduced level was comparable with that suggested for ultraclean air ventilation systems.




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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General