Infection Management in Robotic Surgery Room

Nosocomial infection refers to an infection acquired by an inpatient in a hospital, and includes infections that occur during hospitalization and/or acquired after discharge, but does not include infections that begin before admission or are in the incubation period at the time of admission. Surgical site infection is a major form of nosocomial infection and is the most common nosocomial infection in surgical patients. Robotic surgery teams should follow the management standards for operating rooms against nosocomial infection, carefully implement relevant rules and regulations for nosocomial infection management, and prevent and control surgical site infection. This chapter elaborates the rules and regulations, infection control, disinfection, sterilization and storage of robot instruments, and self-protection, from risk factors related to the operating room, etc.