Surgery

Ideally the Perfect Surgery is: - correct answers Safe Necessary/Beneficial Quick Affordable Painless Smooth Recovery **DO NO HARM** Aseptic Technique - correct answers Used to describe all of the precautions taken to prevent contamination in a surgical wound Goal is to prevent infection Requires the commitment of all surgical personnel Asepsis - correct answers Absence of pathogenic microorganisms that cause infection in the surgical area Surgically CLEAN but not STERILE Cleaning - correct answers The process by which any type of soil/organic matter is removed by using detergent, water, and scrubbing action Disinfection - correct answers The process of destroying some forms of microorganisms by using a disinfecting agent on inanimate surfaces Sterilization - correct answers The destruction of all microorganisms including spores on a surface or object Contamination - correct answers The presence of microorganisms within or on it Contamination might lead to an infection Infection - correct answers Microorganisms multiplying within the body or wound causing harmful effects -Fungal -Viral -Protozoal -Bacterial The Sterile Technicians Role - correct answers Tissue Retraction Lavaging Surgical Field Running the Instrument Table May include: -holding instruments -chasing suture -cutting suture -Mind reading! The Sterile Field - correct answers The Surgical Field- the prepared surgical site on the patient and surface of sterile drapes