OR Design Toolkit

FURNITURE & EQUIPMENT

OR Design Toolkit / Furniture & Equipment

Design Strategies
Desired Outcomes

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DESIGN STRATEGIES

Provide a designated area outside the OR to store movable furniture and equipment when not in use.

Designated areas to store movable furniture and equipment such as instrument tables and mobile computer workstations outside the OR when not in use minimizes clutter in the circulation zone that can lead to potential hazards.

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Disclaimer: The Safe OR Design tool is not intended to be a guarantee of a safe operating room environment; the environment is one part of a solution that includes operational policies and procedures and behavior of people. This tool is also not a comprehensive list of OR design requirements but provides a high-level overview of certain considerations and their relationship to desired outcomes.

The Safe OR Design tool been created with support from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) grant # P30 HS24380. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.