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Principles of Surgery
EFE Veterinary Science
For best surgical outcomesMinimize contamination Minimize blood loss
Minimize surgical time Stable anesthetic
Optimize tissue handling Post-operative wound care
Your main role will be inMinimizing contamination!
Both during and before surgery!
Routine cleaning makes sterile surgery possible!
Dust, dirt and debris in the surgery room cause contamination, infection and poor surgical outcomes!
Instruments must be cleaned after every use
Clean instruments are wrapped
For steriliztion in the autoclave
Wrap keeps the contents sterile
Packs are dated and labelled
And indicator tape is applied
Use caution
When venting, opening and removing packs from the autoclave. Steam is HOT!
When sterile, the indicator tape changes color
After autoclaving, the interior of the pack is sterile
No one but the sterilely gloved surgeon may touch these!
The team dons their caps and masks
Which keep hairs and nose and mouth germs out of the surgical sites.
The surgeon scrubs in
With disinfectant soap and a brush, to the elbows, for 10 miinutes
Touching only the inside,
The surgeon gowns….
…and gloves
Ensuring that the outer surfaces of gown and gloves remain sterile
The surgeon can now only touch what is sterile
And other team members may not touch anything sterile!
Packs and other items must now be opened
Without contaminating the contents. The assistant must not touch the interior of the pack nor the drapes or the front of the surgeon.
Drapes are unfolded without touching the front
And the operative site is draped off
This prevents the sterile surgeon accidentally touching the dirty skin
Typically, anything covered in blue or green
Is sterile, so DON’T TOUCH!!!
Surgery is performed
Using good hemostasis and careful tissue handling
Bear in mind the crucial role of the anesthetist!!
No anesthesia = no surgery
Unsuccessful anesthesia = dead patient!
Once surgery is completed
The patient is cleaned up, recovered, and eventually sent home
Now we depend upon aftercare!Owners must be carefully instructed in necessary aftercare, or surgery can still be a failure!
Successful surgical outcomes
Create happy patients and happy clients!