Surgical Counts
Countable items include; – Tapes: Umbilical, vessel loops – abdominal packs – Swabs/ sponges with X-ray detectable thread (all types including lahey, laps, peanuts, wool balls, patties e.t.c.) – screws…
Causes of Start-Time Delays in the Operating Room – The Perioperative Perspective
There are several reasons why surgeries start late in the Operating Room.. Anyone working in the perioperative arena is familiar with the importance of first case on-time starts, i.e. starting…
What is an Operating Theatre?
The Operating Theatre is a collection of rooms and suites that are used interactively before, during and after a surgical procedure wherein each room has a specific purpose. Areas within…
What would you consider the ‘surgery-end time’?
Is it when the drapes come down? Or when the dressings are on, Or when a final X-ray is taken if necessary, Or when the cast is placed, Or when…
Surgical Scalpel Positions
A scalpel, or lancet, is a small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery, anatomical dissection, and various arts and crafts (called a hobby knife). Methods of handling scalpel…
Operating Room Poem
By John Reed Sunlight floods the shiny many-windowed place, Coldly glinting on flawless steel under glass, And blaring imperially on the spattered gules Where kneeling men grunt as they swab…
Body mechanics in the Operating Room
The operating room staff spend a good deal of their time on their feet. Standing work, including bending, lifting, carrying and reaching can be tough on the back – especially…
Surgical Knot Tying
The security of a knot depends on the technique used in tying the knot and the physical characteristics of the suture material.Surgical knot tying could be a hand tie (one…
Perioperative Documentation
The use of the Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS) is the method of choice for perioperative patient care documentation. The PNDS provides a standardized universal language for patient care documentation…
Could banning handshakes in Hospitals prevent the spread of disease?
Shaking your doctor’s hand may soon be done away with, if it is up to Dr. Mark Sklansky. Sklansky, a professor of pediatrics at the David Geffen School of Medicine…