Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 3 Bacterial air contamination (CFU/m3) in the wound area and the instrument area with and without an additional LAF screen; mean (standard deviation) values and significant differences are indicated in bold
Bacterial contamination (CFU/m3 of the: | With LAF | P value | Without LAF |
|---|---|---|---|
Wound (CFU/m3) | N = 17 | N = 17 | |
3.5 (2.4) | <0.0001 | 23.5 (9.6) | |
Instrument table (CFU/m3) | N = 6 | N = 6 | |
28.6 (15.2) | ns (0.631) | 30.8 (15.3) |