Hello,

These are what I have found:

Lynch, R. J., Englesbe, M. J., Sturm, L., Bitar, A., Budhiraj, K., Kolla, S., ... & Campbell Jr, D. A. (2009). Measurement of foot traffic in the operating room: implications for infection control. American Journal of Medical Quality, 24(1), 45-52.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23782700

Sadrizadeh, S., & Holmberg, S. K. (2014). Traffic patterns effects on surgical site infection in the operating room. In 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014, 7 July 2014-12 July 2014 (pp. 765-771).

This is the ResearchGate:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286308832

. . and this is the full text:

http://www.isiaq.org/docs/paper/HP0020.pdf

Andersson, A. E., Bergh, I., Karlsson, J., Eriksson, B. I., & Nilsson, K. (2012). Traffic flow in the operating room: An explorative and descriptive study on air quality during orthopedic trauma implant surgery. American Journal of Infection Control, 40(8), 750-755.

This is the ResearchGate link:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221785231

. . and this is the full text:

http://healthysoleplus.com/assets/uploads/(STUDY2)_Traffic_flow_in_OR_air_quality_during_Ortho_Surgery_Anderssen.pdf

There are quite a few health authority links; this is the Oct 2014 Winnipeg Regional Health Authority policy of Visitors and Control of Traffic - Operating Room (including Obstetrical Operating Room) - that might be of interest:

http://www.wrha.mb.ca/about/policy/files/110.220.050.pdf

This may also be relevant:

Parikh, S. N., Grice, S. S., Schnell, B. M., & Salisbury, S. R. (2010). Operating room traffic: is there any role of monitoring it? Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics, 30(6), 617.

This is the ResearchGate link:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/45821513

. . and this is the full text:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938183/

Very best wishes,

Mary

Great response. Many thanks Mary C R Wilson.