The sterile draping in the surgical field enhances and improves the sterility and avoids infection to the patients. In draping towel clip/clamp play a role in holding the drapes for long-duration surgery. Towel clips are commonly used surgical instruments in sterile procedures. Types of towel clips used in the surgical field Types of towel clip/clamp […]
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Air Change Per Hour: Minimum total air changes should be 25 based on international guidelines although the same will vary with biological load and the location. The fresh air component of the air change required to be a minimum of 4 air changes out of a total minimum of 25 air changes. Air Velocity: The
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Ultrasonic Cleaning with Enzymatic solution Procedure Cleaning in most instances requires that a contaminant be dissolved (as in the case of a soluble soil), displaced (as in the case of a non-soluble soil), or both dissolved and displaced (as in the case of insoluble particles being held by a soluble binder such as fats or
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Guidelines for Air conditioning in OT Operation Theatres The air conditioning requirements for Operation Theater in an HCO deliberated at length with manufacturers, engineers, technical committee members, and other stakeholders. For this purpose operation theaters have been divided into two distinct groups: Super specialty OT: Super specialty OT means operations of Neurosciences, Orthopedics (Joint Replacement),
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Guidelines on the care of a baby under Radiant Warmer Checklist for hourly monitoring of ‘the baby in an Incubator / under the Radiant Warmer) Ensure that the temperature of the room used for the therapy is 22 oC. Clean the mattress and platform, and cover the mattress with a clean linen sheet. Prior to
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Cardiac anesthetic, and C P B protocol to follow in the operating room. Let’s discuss the following in the cardiac operating room. Before taking the patients OT table to check-in regular manner, positioned, locked. Blanket roll on and haemo-therm temperature set is rolled on the table, switched on. Perfusionist, OR technician, anesthetist, surgeons should be
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The light source Different types of light source lamps in Medical field will be discussed in these topics. One of the advantages of the laparoscopy that of obtaining a virtually micro-surgical view compared to that obtained by laparotomy. Whereas in fact at present, this view has become Opto-electronics. Quality of the image obtained very much
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Heyer-Schulte ventricular catheters incorporate tantalum-impregnated tips to aid in determining exact positioning by x-ray examination. The accurate placement and sizes of holes to permit unobstructed drainage determined as a result of many years of clinical evaluation. MPF VENTRICULAR CATHETER (Multi-Perforated Flange) Many small holes on the underside of the silicone flanges strain fluid as it
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Sterilization of bronchoscopy and disinfection reduces the risk of infection and infiltration of microorganisms, but not the active bacteria and viruses. Fiber optic bronchoscope disinfection with 2% glutaraldehyde and peracetic acid Sterilization kills all microbes including spores and viruses see here for the process of sterilization The Fiberoptic Bronchoscope instruments sterilized to reduce the infection.
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Surgeons use a nerve hook to explore areas around the delicate nerves located in the spine, and three main nerve hooks should be part of every basic set used in spinal surgeries. Types of nerve hook These include the Dandy blunt nerve hook, which has a short and blunt design, the Cushing Gasserian blunt nerve
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