Aseptic Surgery

  • Aseptic Surgery

  • MM slash DD slash YYYY
  • (List the Facility Manager, Department Chair or other responsible personnel)

  • General Considerations

    • location minimizes traffic/contamination (Guide, p 144)
    • functional components (surgical support, animal preparation, surgeon scrub, operating room, postoperative recovery) are designed and separated (physically or otherwise) (Guide, p 144)
    • appropriate drug storage, control, expiration date monitoring (Guide, pp 115, 122)
    • safe sharps disposal system (Guide, p 74)
    • adequate records of anesthesia and perioperative care (Guide, p 122)
    • aseptic procedures in use for all survival surgery (Guide, pp 118-119)

  • Operating Room

    • effective contamination control procedures (Guide, p 144)
    • effective cleaning procedures/dedicated tools (Guide, p 145)
    • interior surfaces smooth and impervious to moisture (Guide, p 145)
    • HVAC system meets Guide requirements (Guide, p 145)
    • lighting safe and appropriate (Guide, p 145)
    • outlets safe and appropriate (Guide, p 145)
    • scavenging of anesthetic gases implemented (Guide, p 145)

  • Surgical Support

    • facility for washing, sterilizing, storing instruments and supplies (Guide, p 145)
    • autoclave monitoring procedures are implemented (Guide, pp 119, 145)
    • storage of autoclaved materials maintains sterility (Guide, p 145)
    • cold sterilization procedures are appropriate (Guide, p 119)

  • Animal Preparation

    · contains large sink to facilitate cleaning of animal and operative site (Guide, p 145)
    Surgeon Scrub
    · outside operating room, non-hand-operated sink (Guide, p 145)
    Postoperative Recovery
    · allows adequate observation, easily cleaned, supports physiologic functions, minimizes risk of injury (Guide, p 145)
    Dressing Area
    · place for personnel to change (Guide, p 145)