{"id":891,"date":"2022-12-01T18:03:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T18:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=891"},"modified":"2022-12-05T13:16:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T13:16:29","slug":"module-6-a-key-surgical-aseptic-principles-and-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/?p=891","title":{"rendered":"Module 6: A. Key Surgical Aseptic Principles and Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Key Surgical Aseptic Principles and Techniques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You learned in module 5 about the importance of breaking the chain of infection through environmental cleaning, use of antibiotics, and transmission-based precautions to reduce risk of Surgical Site Infections. Now we will take a deeper dive into other ways to prevent SSIs through surgical aseptic principles and techniques including: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Proper Surgical Attire <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Traffic Control in the OR <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Surgical Hand Scrub <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Sterile Gowning and Gloving <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Establishing and maintaining the sterile field <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Ensuring sterility of all items added to the sterile field <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t

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Taking appropriate action when contamination occurs <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What is Asepsis?<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

\n Asepsis can be defined as the absence of infectious organisms (King & Spry, 2019).\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n It is impossible to eliminate infectious organisms, but by implementing aseptic practices in the OR, with appropriate use of antibiotics, perioperative personnel can help avoid SSIs.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KEY aseptic principles that are implemented in the OR include: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Ensuring that only sterile items are added to the surgical field, using proper sterile technique. <\/li>
  2. Considering any item as contaminated if doubt exists related to its sterility. <\/li>
  3. Considering a packaged item as contaminated if its barrier or seal has been permeated. <\/li>
  4. Considering areas of scrubbed personnel’s gown to be deemed sterile and maintaining them as such. <\/li>
  5. Using sterile drapes to create the sterile field. <\/li>
  6. <\/a>Dispensing items in a way that ensures the integrity of the sterile field. <\/li>
  7. Limiting movement around the sterile field and taking care to maintain sterility. <\/li>
  8. Making sure all members of the surgical team adhere to sterile techniques. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    How to establish the Sterile Field \u2013 Start with the Environment<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

    \n It is vital to establish an aseptic environment before establishing the sterile field. This can be done by:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • \n Ensuring that all environmental factors such as temperature, airflow, and humidity are controlled. (See module 5)\n <\/li>
    • \n Limiting traffic and unnecessary personnel in the OR environment.\n <\/li>
    • \n Ensuring that doors to the OR remain closed except for essential reasons. \n <\/li>
    • \n Ensuring that all personnel are wearing the appropriate attire and required PPE.\n <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      \n (ORNAC, 2021)\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Key Surgical Aseptic Principles and Techniques You learned in module 5 about the importance of breaking the chain of infection through environmental cleaning, use of antibiotics, and transmission-based precautions to reduce risk of Surgical Site Infections. Now we will take a deeper dive into other ways to prevent SSIs through surgical aseptic principles and techniques […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-content.php","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[7],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=891"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1120,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/891\/revisions\/1120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=891"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perioperative1000.slc-courses.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fwf_post_folders&post=891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}