Basic information about Aseptic Technique

ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE

Strict aseptic technique is needed at all times in the operating room.  Freshly cut living tissue can become infected easily.  Therefore, it is essential for the nurse and all members of the operating room team to know the common sources of microorganism in an Operating room and the means by which they reach the sterile field to contaminate it.

The operating team consists of:

1. The surgeon
2. First Assistant
3. Second Assistant
4. Scrub Nurse
5. Circulating Nurse

Source of Contamination:

1. Members of the operating team
2. The patient
3. All articles used in the wound and on the sterile set up
4. Dust in the air
5. Other personnel or visitor in the operating room

Control of Sepsis in OR includes:

1. Covering the mouth and nose
2. Clean OR clothes and shoes, not worn outside the OR suite
3. Meticulous housekeeping practices
4. Proper methods of sterilization of all items used
5. Strict aseptic technique in all details
6. Minimum of activity in the room and of movement in and out.