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The use of mobile phones in the operating room (OR) has become widespread, because of the lack of reports on serious problems. Since mobile phones are used in close body contact and since, as for most non-medical electronic equipment, there are no cleaning guidelines that meet hospital standards, the hygiene risk involved in using mobile phones in the OR has not yet been determined.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Arnulf Benzer, MD | Medical University Innsbruck | Principal Investigator |
| Arnulf Benzer, MD | Medical University Innsbruck | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Innsbruck | Innsbruck | 6020 | Austria |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12648117 | Background | Klein AA, Djaiani GN. Mobile phones in the hospital--past, present and future. Anaesthesia. 2003 Apr;58(4):353-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03079.x. | |
| 16428557 | Background | Soto RG, Chu LF, Goldman JM, Rampil IJ, Ruskin KJ. Communication in critical care environments: mobile telephones improve patient care. Anesth Analg. 2006 Feb;102(2):535-41. doi: 10.1213/01.ane.0000194506.79408.79. |
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| 8526701 | Background | Smith MA, Mathewson JJ, Ulert IA, Scerpella EG, Ericsson CD. Contaminated stethoscopes revisited. Arch Intern Med. 1996 Jan 8;156(1):82-4. |