Camilla Wistrand

Camilla Wistrand is an Affiliated Researcher at Örebro University, Department of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences. Her research focuses on infection control in surgical environments, aseptic techniques, and patient comfort during procedures. She holds a doctoral degree in Nursing Science from Örebro University (2017), with her thesis addressing preventive interventions in operating rooms.

Wistrand’s work emphasizes reducing surgical site infections via evidence-based practices such as sterile field management, bacterial contamination control, and optimizing aseptic techniques. She has conducted randomized controlled trials evaluating interventions like preheated skin disinfection and sterile goods coverage. Her studies often involve collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and healthcare professionals nationally.

Key research outputs include systematic reviews on sterile field interventions, psychometric evaluations of prevention instruments (e.g., APUP-OR), and experimental studies on bacterial air contamination dynamics. Her work bridges clinical practice, environmental control, and patient-centered care, with implications for improving surgical safety and patient outcomes.

She contributes to the Physiotherapy, Prevention and Pulmonary Function research group and leads the ongoing project Swedish version of the Attitude towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention instrument for use in an operating theatre (APuP-OR). Her research also explores cross-cultural adaptation of healthcare assessment tools and the impact of operative room workflows on infection risks.