Ethics Of O.T For Young Doctors

Introduction

Young doctors are always keen to go into o.t and they never want to miss any such chance.

So for all of such anxious young fellows this presentation is a brief guide as to what they will have to encounter once they are in there.

And also this includes things you should make sure before going to o.t.

Here you go…

1) pre-op orders2) changing into scrubs/o.t dress3) prepare the patient 4) scrubbing, gowning and gloving5) degowning6) before leaving

Pre-op orders

1) consent: make sure that the consent is written and informed consent.

2) prepare the patient: n.p.o i.v cannula catheter patient should wear the hospital uniform anti-biotic cover All of these may not be needed in every surgery,

so make sure whatever applies to the particular case should be done.

Changing into o.t dress/ scrubs

1) be on time: better if you are a few minutes early, this can prevent chaos.

2) keep your belongings save: if locker is available use it, if not the keep stuff somewhere safe

3) the dress: change into the dress of your size, remove jewelry (all accessories below the elbow be removed like rings, watch, also remove earrings as they sometimes fall onto the operating field).

4) change slippers.

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5) wear o.t cap: cover all your hair under the cap.

6) face mask done with all this you can now enter the

operating room. first greet all the personal in the room.

Prepare the patient

1) greet and introduce yourself to the patient and the staff.

2) shift the patient: to the operating room and then to the operation table.

3) anesthesia: patient is now given anesthesia.

4) position the patient.5) appropriate exposure.6) clean and drape.

Scrubbing, gowning and glowing1) Method of scrubbing

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Now that you are scrubbed, do not touch any unsterile surface as your hands are sterile.

2) gowning and glowing: wear the gown first then the gloves. There are 2 methods of glowing namely; closed method and open method.

in open method of glowing; gowning and glowing can be considered separately, while in closed method both can be considered as 2 steps of the same method.

Gowning and glowing

Open method Closed method

Glowing

Degowning

After you are done with the procedure you first take off the gloves then the gown before leaving the theater.

Also at this point you can take off the face mask and the cap.

Before leaving

Before leaving make sure; your patient is vitally stable and all covered, you thank the staff.

THANK YOU…….