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Guideline
Infection Prevention + Control for Anesthesia Care (Guideline)
Last AANA revision: 2022
Anesthesia workspace is high-volume contamination zone. Reduce healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene, syringe management, environmental cleaning, and high-touch surface disinfection between cases.
Key points
- 1.Hand hygiene before patient contact + before aseptic procedures + after body fluid exposure + after patient contact + after touching environment
- 2.Single-use injection devices per ANA + CDC; never re-enter multidose vial after used in single patient (especially propofol)
- 3.Disinfect anesthesia work surface between cases (high-touch areas)
- 4.Filter the breathing circuit between patients
- 5.Don't recap needles (sharps injury)
This is an exam-prep summary, not a substitute for the full AANA document. Read the source at aana.com for authoritative wording. Education only.