Cms Operating Room Temperature Standards

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Cms operating room temperature standards. Acceptable standards such as from the association of operating room nurses aorn or the facilities guidelines institute fgi should be incorporated into hospital policy. Wrapped sterile instruments and supplies. There must be proper ventilation light and temperature. Each operating room should have separate temperature control.

Currently ashrae ashe standard 170 2017 ventilation of health care facilities defines the minimum relative humidity rh level for an operating room as 20 and the maximum level as 60. Acceptable standards such as from the. Class a operating procedure rooms should have a range of 70 to 75 degrees fahrenheit. The sa or the cms ro for federal teams decides the composition and size of the team.

Not required cms recommends that hospitals maintain the upper range of rh at 60 percent or less as excessive humidity is conducive to microbial growth and compromises the integrity of wrapped sterile instruments and supplies. For established temperature range in operating rooms nfpa 99 2012 requires ashrae 170 2008 ventilation table 7 1 to be used. For operating rooms in classes b and c the established range for temperatures is 68 to 75 degrees fahrenheit. Each operating room should have separate temperature control.