Contemporary Nursing

Objective To explore and evaluate effective prevention, control, and management strategies for field operating room infections in high-altitude environments. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on the surgical data of 200 patients in the operating room of a field hospital in the southwestern plateau region of China in 2023. In the first half of 2023 (January to July), 100 surgical data were used as the reference group. In the second half of 2023 (July to December), 100 surgical data were used as the observation group. The reference group received routine prevention and control measures, while the observation group received stricter prevention and control measures on the basis of routine management. Compare the infection rates and infection times between the two groups. Results Compared with the control group, the surgical infection rate in the observation group was significantly reduced, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); The infection time of the observation group was significantly shorter than that of the control group, and the difference was also statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion By implementing effective infection prevention, control, and management measures, not only can the infection rate in field operating rooms be significantly reduced in high-altitude environments, but also the infection time can be significantly shortened.

Plateau environment; Field operating room; Infection prevention; Management measures