Role of infection control practice in preventing healthcare infections in operation theatre:a review of literature

ABSTRACT Healthcare infections becoming a greater concern in hospital healthcare system these are infections that a patient may acquired while receiving care or treatment from hospital these are commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients or patients undergoing surgery, these infection leads to various complications like prolonged hospital stay, Increase cost of treatment, may leads to death or other disability. Infection prevention and controlPlays a very crucial role in prevent infection and increase overall patient outcome. Operation theatre is one of the high risk area in the hospitals where various surgeries are done during surgery there is high risk of infection due to continuously contact with blood and body tissues and organs these infections mainly originates from sources like contaminated instruments improper hand hygiene drains catheter of unsterile etc. a minor negligence in infection control practices can leads to surgical site infection is very common infection occurs during surgery when natural protective skin barrier is brakes through which microorganisms enters in the body area and cause infection that further interfere with wound healing therefore proper infection control practices are important fo infection control Infection control comprises numerous technique such as proper hand hygiene, follow aseptic techniques during procedure , proper preparation and sterilization of instruments, adequate environmental cleaning and proper biomedical waste segregation and safe disposal