Operating Room Procedures and Protocols

Vocabulary flashcards covering key terms and definitions related to surgical practices and knowledge.

Basic Hand Hygiene

Washing hands with soap or using alcohol-based sanitizer to prevent infection.

Surgeon’s Preference Card

A detailed list of specific instruments and techniques preferred by a surgeon for a particular procedure.

Surgical Equipment Verification

Ensuring all required equipment is reserved, available, and ready for the surgical procedure.

Pre-Surgical Documentation Review

Reviewing informed consent, advanced directives, allergy information, and pertinent laboratory results to ensure patient safety and preparedness.

Bariatric Patient Preparation

Adjusting techniques and equipment to accommodate obese patients, ensuring comfort and safety during procedures.

Operating Room Environment Adjustment

Modifying temperature, humidity, lighting, suction, and cleanliness in the OR to optimize surgical conditions.

Extra Case Carts and Packs

Additional instruments and supplies readily available to prevent delays and ensure comprehensive equipment coverage.

Advance Equipment Coordination

Pre-planning and setting up equipment such as Bovie pad, pneumatic tourniquet, sequential compression devices, and positioning tools.

Instrument Inspection

Checking instruments for sterility, functionality, and defects before surgical use.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Equipment worn to protect against health hazards before touching sterile instruments or interacting with the patient.

Sterile Package Integrity Check

Checking sterile packages for holes, tears, or expiration dates to ensure sterility.

Sterile Supply Opening

Technique for opening sterile packages without contaminating the contents or sterile field.

Surgical Scrub

Process of cleaning hands with antiseptic agents to minimize microbial count, either with water and soap or a waterless solution.

Sterile Gowning and Gloving

Procedure to don sterile attire after surgical scrub and before handling sterile items.

Mayo Stand and Back Table Draping

Covering surfaces with sterile drapes to establish and maintain a sterile field.

Reinforcing Drapes

Securing the sterile field using towels to prevent contamination.

Secondary Mayo Stand

Additional stand to maintain instrument organization.

Sterile Instrument Arrangement

Organizing instruments for accessibility.

Patient Transfer Protocol

Moving the patient carefully to the operating room table, focusing on safety and comfort.

Bovie Pad Application

Application of grounding pad.

Safety Straps

Used to secure patient.

Compression Devices

Devices to prevent DVT.

Surgical Site Preparation

Includes hair removal and antiseptic.

Sterile Drapes

Maintaining a sterile field.

Cords and Tubing Secured

Avoid contamination.

Specialty Equipment Draping

Avoid contamination.

Time Out

Verifying patient and procedure.

Instruments Sterility Verification

Ensuring pack integrity.

Lab Result importance

Ensure patient's health status is understood.

Patient Safety

Preventing movement and injury.

Verifying Sterile Supplies

To ensure the supplies are safe to use.

Operating Room environment

To reduce the risk of infection.

Surgical instruments

Sterilization process.

Patient History

To avoid surgery complications.

Patient positioning

To ensure that patients are comfortable.

Minimize contamination

Open packs.

Surgical site

The correct procedure is performed.

Patient safety

Comfort during the surgery.

Surgical site Verification

For the surgical team.

Aseptic Technique

To prevent infection.

Standard Precaution.

Prevent bloodborne pathogens.

Surgical plan sequence

For surgical procedures.

Instrument counts

Retained foreign objects.

Verify Medications

Ensuring no errors.

Harminic scalpel

To cut tissue

FlowSeal

Controlling by forming a seal.

Types of incisions

Linear, circular.

Retractors

Maintaining exposure and visibility.

Sutures

Closing incision.

Thermal and chemical Method

By applying electrical current.

Thermal Instruments

Electrocautry.

Type of dressing

Sterile and sizes.

Tissue graft preparation

The correct size is ready.

Prevent nerve damage

Prevent movement during surgery.

Wound site

Selecting dressings during surgery.

Type of dressing

Sterile, sized to cover.

Catheter

Verify diameter size.

Postoperative patients transfer

Assist immediate.

Patient Safety

Align to safety transports.

Contaminated Material

Handling standards.

Surgeon preference card

Correct tools are available.

Electrical Safety

Equipment in a safe.

Team Communications .

Prevent dynamics.

Enzymatic Cleaner

Remove contamination.

Ultrasnoic cleaner function

Use sound waves.

Medical Terminology

Prevent communications errors.

A&P system

Influence safeness.

Anatomy

refers to congenital or acquired anatomical variations.

Microorganisms in surgical

Classify base on bacteria.

Hemostatic agents

Control bleeding and prevent infections.