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The document discusses the specifications and equipment needed for an operating room. It defines an operating room as a sterile facility for surgical operations. Key equipment includes operating tables, surgical lights, monitors for vital signs, anesthesia machines, and heart-lung machines. Proper sterilization, disinfection, and cleaning are essential for maintaining sterile conditions and preventing infections. This includes cleaning equipment, maintaining negative air pressure, and strictly enforcing hand washing practices. Well-managed hospital laundry is also important for supplying clean linen and preventing cross-contamination. Maintaining a safe operating room is a shared responsibility.

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#1-Or Specifications Part 1

The document discusses the specifications and equipment needed for an operating room. It defines an operating room as a sterile facility for surgical operations. Key equipment includes operating tables, surgical lights, monitors for vital signs, anesthesia machines, and heart-lung machines. Proper sterilization, disinfection, and cleaning are essential for maintaining sterile conditions and preventing infections. This includes cleaning equipment, maintaining negative air pressure, and strictly enforcing hand washing practices. Well-managed hospital laundry is also important for supplying clean linen and preventing cross-contamination. Maintaining a safe operating room is a shared responsibility.

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OPERATION ROOM

SPECIFICATIONS Part-1

Dr Nisar Ahmed Arain


Assistant Professor
Anesthesia / Critical care / ER
CONTENTS OF THE LECTURE

--DEFINITION
--HISTORY
--SURGOEN AND ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT
--OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT
--STERILIZATION AND DECONTAMINATION
--HOSPITAL LAUNDRY
DEFINATION
--It is a facility within the hospital where surgical
operations are carried out in a sterile environment
OLD OPERATION THEATRE
SURGEON & ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT

-Apron-protects from blood stains

-Caps-protective cap covering hair


- SURGEON & ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT
-Shoes, shoe covers

-Surgical gloves-prevents contamination


between doctor & patients
SURGEON & ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT

-Masks-Present over their lower face


covering mouth &noses

-Glasses-over their eyes


OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT
OPERATING TABLE
- Table on which the patient lies during surgical operation
SURGICAL LIGHTS
Operating lights are kept over the table to provide bright light
without shadow during surgery
-
MONITORS

-Continuously measures certain parameters


-Example-glucose monitoring with glucometer
-Cardiac monitor
-To have continuous ECG
-PULSE OXIMETRY

Involves measurement of the saturated


percentage of oxygen in blood
ANAESTHESIA MACHINE
-Assists patients breathing during surgery
-HEART LUNG MACHINE
STERILIZATION & DECONTAMINATION
OF SURGICAL THEATRES
BASIC PRINCIPLES
1--Cleaning removes contaminants, dust, organic matter
2—Disinfection reduces number of microbes
What is wrong with our practices

-1-Disinfectants used indiscriminately,


-2-Used unnecessarily

-3-Concentration not adequate


-4-Economic consideration
STERILIZATION

--Sterilization is absolute, removes


microbes and spores too.
--To achieve sterilization is expensive
not sustainable, many times not
needed.
--An effective sterilization reduces the
infections drastically.
BASIC CARE OF OT

--Keep the floor clean and


dry-bacteria are reduced
--Keep the mops dry when
not in use
--Don’t use chemicals
--Use only when contaminated
with blood &body fluids
HANDLING OF AIR IN OT

-- Negative air pressure is vented to the


operation theatre
--Environmental cleaning should be
twice daily
IMPORTANCE OF HAND WASHING

-SOAP

-WATER

AND

COMMON SENSE

-YET THE BEST ANTI-SEPTIC


PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF HOSPITAL LAUNDRY
--Clean and adequate quantity of
washed linen
--Supply to be made on regular basis
--Steps to be taken to prevent cross
infection
--Mechanized laundry is the best service
method of linen supply

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OPERATION THEATRE SAFETY
IS A
RESPONSIBILITY
OF

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