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Principles of Surgery
Surgery Prep
ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
Asepsis is defined as preventing exposure to
microorganisms and prevention of infection. Aseptic techniques are critical
before, during and after surgery.
Basic Aseptic Principles:
- All articles must be sterilized before use in
procedure.
- If in doubt about sterility of item or person, consider
it not sterile.
- All persons who touch sterile articles must be sterile.
- Non-sterile persons never reach across a sterile field.
- Draped tables are sterile only above the table level.
- Gown front is sterile only from waist to shoulder
level.
- Moisture causes contamination.
Some aseptic techniques that need special attention:
- Touch only "prepped" areas with instruments
and hands.
- Keep operating fields draped.
- Do not let catheters or implants become contaminated.
- Use sterile solutions.
- Disinfect the tops of containers of solutions.
- Use sterile technique to access implanted catheters.
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