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Aseptic Techniques Operating Room
Aseptic Techniques Operating Room
Aseptic Techniques Operating Room
TECH N IQ U E S
L E OR IT IS NOT!
R : I T’S E ITHER STERI
REMEMBE
THE BASICS
GREEN = STERILE
RED = CONTAMINATED
SCRUBBED PERSONNEL
Scrubbed persons should function
within a sterile field.
Before putting on gloves (and gown, if
needed) surgical hand sepsis should be
performed.
Surgical hand antisepsis decreases
microbial counts on the skin and
decreases transfer of microorganisms
ENSURING STERILITY
Sterile goods are stored in clean, dry
areas.
Sterile items are handled with clean,
dry hands.
Sterile packages are laid on dry
surfaces. If a sterile package becomes
damp or wet, it is considered nonsterile
and therefore, cannot be used.
STERILE PACKAGING
The integrity of a sterile package or
sterile drape is destroyed by perforation,
puncture, or strike through
Strike-through is the soaking of moisture
through nonsterile layers to sterile layers
or vice versa. Package expiration date for
sterility must be checked just prior to
opening it
FIELD
It is not easy to define the boundaries between sterile and nonsterile
areas; therefore, the following precautions should be taken: