PREOPERATIVE PREPARATION OF PATIENT * Preoperative Patient Prepar ation * SURGICAL ENVIRONMENTS AND TRAFFIC * Floors, Walls, and Ceilings * Temperature and Humidity * Airborne Contam ination, Ventilation Systems, and Laminar Airflow * Ultraviolet ( UV) Irradiation/Lights * Contaminated or Dirty Procedures * ; Tacky (Sticky) Mats * Construction and Renovation * Traf fic Patterns * Visitors * Alternative Surgical Settings &m iddot; PREPARATION OF PERSONNEL * Employee Health * Surgic al Attire * Hand Washing * Surgical Scubbing * Gown ing * Gloving * SURGICAL PRACTICES * Sterile Techni ques and Practices * Cleaning and Decontamination of Surgical Ins truments * Disinfection * Sterilization * Flash Ste rilization * Monitoring of Sterilization Processes * Event -Related Sterility, Expiration Dating, and Storage of Sterile Items &mid dot; Parametric Release * Reuse/Reprocessing of Single-Use Device s * Cleaning Up of Rooms * Opening and Setting Up Rooms &m s * Cleaning Up of Rooms * Opening and Setting Up Rooms &m