Every weekday a new Fact about Operating Room Practices and Surgery will be shared in my diary.
If a Jehovah's Witness patient is scheduled for surgery, a "Cell Saver" (Intra-operative Cell Salvage) might be required, as an alternative to the potential need for…
Administer antibiotics BEFORE tourniquet is inflated Antibiotics should be given to the patient at the same time of giving anaesthetic or on earlier stage if…
Knife blades come in various shapes and sizes and they must be very sharp to serve their purpose. Here are some tips in how to properly…
During surgery, the products produced by the vaporization of tissue using Electric Surgical Unit (ESU) ("diathermy") are called surgical smoke. The inhalation of surgical smoke…
The Surgical Wounds are classified in Classes: Class 1: Clean wounds (non-infected operative wounds, without inflammation) Class 2: Clean/contaminated wounds (wounds involving the respiratory, alimentary,…
🇬🇧 Religious beliefs and Surgical products The perioperative team should discuss about animal-derived surgical implants/ products during informed consent process, to avoid religious distress. E.g.…
🇬🇧 Ressuscitation / Defibrillation It can be performed in 3 different ways: Sticking defibrillator pads on the patient's chest Placing external defibrillator paddles on the…
ASA Grading System It classifies the physical status of the patient preoperatively and assess how the patient will tolerate the anaesthesia. ASA 1 - Normal…
🇬🇧 Disposable Return Electrode pad SHOULD NOT be placed over: Bony prominence Implanted metal prosthesis Areas distal to a tourniquet Scar tissue Hairy surfaces Pressure…
🇬🇧 How to perform a surgical count? Aloud Between scrub and circulator Concurrently viewing the instruments by both Separating and counting multiple pieces Progressing in…