Guidelines for Perioperative Practice
Safe Surgery Together
AORN’s Guidelines for Perioperative Practice are the gold-standard in evidence-based recommendations to deliver safe perioperative patient care and achieve workplace safety.
Developed by an interdisciplinary panel of clinical experts, and approved by the ECRI Guideline Trust, they will help decrease surgical errors, provide quality measurements, and keep your team members safer.
Get online access to AORN guidelines for your entire facility
eGuidelines Plus is an online facility subscription providing access to the most current AORN Guidelines for Perioperative Practice complete with tools, customizable templates and resources to empower your team to apply standardized techniques facility-wide.
AORN perioperative guidelines single source of truth for patient and worker safety.
2023 Newly Updated Guidelines:
- Flexible Endoscopes
- Hand Hygiene
- Information Management
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Positioning the Patient
- Pressure Injury Prevention
- Product Evaluation
- Venous Thromboembolism
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Guideline Development Information
Guideline Infographic
Download this infographic explaining how an how an AORN guideline is created. This easy-to-read reference can be used as a handy reference tool for your entire perioperative team.
AORN’s Evidence Model
Learn how AORN’s evidence model ensures clinical decisions are based on the latest research. Many state health organizations and accreditation bodies refer to AORN’s Guidelines in annual surveys.
Public Commenting
Get involved with the publication of guidelines through the public commenting process. Comments are reviewed by the guideline author(s) and considered for inclusion. Download Public Commenting Guide.
Guideline Implementation Resources
Guidelines Workshops
Take a deep dive into a perioperative topic with the experts and learn how to put clinical recommendations into practice, explore product solutions, and ask your guidelines questions live. Learn more.
Guideline Implementation Tools
AORN Membership gives free access to these resources. Online education, AORN Journal articles, tool kits, Position Statements, Guideline Essentials, webinars, and FAQs. Learn more about AORN Membership.
Center of Excellence: Prevention of RSI
This complimentary program explores causes of RSIs and provides ways to mitigate risks. Earn AORN Center of Excellence in Surgical Safety status, proving your commitment to patient safety. Learn more.