Why Is It Important to Control the Temperature and Humidity in an Operating Room?

The success of surgical procedures depends in part upon the temperature in your operating room. Make controlling the temperature in your operating room a top priority not only for your patients’ sake but also for your medical team as well. Freshliance COEUS-WIFI wireless temperature and humidity sensors offer IoT environmental monitoring solutions for operating rooms in the hospital.

There are many codes and regulations hospitals must abide by to uphold building operations. This is a comfort as well as a safety issue. For example, the Department of Health & Human Services mandates that temperature, airflow, and humidity in areas where anesthesia is administered should be properly maintained to inhibit microbial growth and minimize infection risks.

Proper ventilation, airflow, temperature, and humidity are needed for successful surgical operations. ORs must be designed to provide a space relative humidity (RH) of 20 to 60 percent, and a space temperature of 68 to 75°F. However, many surgeons prefer a space temperature below 68°F, typically as low as 64 degrees. Short-term and long-term surgical outcomes are more likely to be positive when microbial growth is inhibited and infection risks are minimized. To do this, the environment must be controlled, else even the most minute bacteria spores will cultivate and contaminate areas. Rooms are to be kept at optimal temperatures between 68 and 73 degrees Fahrenheit.

Freshliance has a full line of temperature monitoring hardware and software, making it easy to find a solution that matches your application. Freshliance IoT operating room environmental monitoring solutions include multiple COEUS-WIFI wireless temperature and humidity monitors, the gateway, and the platform. In this system, remote sensors upload data in real-time to the cloud, where it can be accessed through a convenient user interface. This type of monitoring system allows real-time access to data from anywhere; the ability to track the characteristics of individual sensors, including monitoring history and calibration status; customizable alarm limits and alarm response protocols including alerts sent by email, or SMS text; data organization and archiving designed with regulatory compliance in mind. There is no doubt that Freshliance COEUS-WIFI wireless temperature and humidity data loggers offer ideal IoT environmental monitoring solutions for operating rooms in the hospital.