Prevention of Surgical Wound Infections in Operating Rooms

THE CYSTO ROOM

Cleaned by Operating Room personnel per procedure.

Resectoscopes are soaked in detergicide.

All other instruments are soaked in Cidex.

ALL EQUIPMENT, USED IN OTHER AREAS OF HOSPITAL (X-RAY MACHINES, ETC.) ARE CLEANED WITH O-SYL BEFORE IT IS TAKEN INTO OPERATING ROOM.

BETADINE SCRUB AND SOLUTION, PHISOHEX AND TINCTURE OF MERCRESIN ARE USED AS SKIN PREPS IN THE OPERATING ROOM.

ALL PERSONNEL WITH AN INFECTION OR INFECTIOUS DISEASE ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE OPERATING ROOM.

THE SURGICAL SCRUB IS REQUIRED BEFORE TAKING PART IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE.

The complete scrub is required each morning and following contaminated cases.

The short scrub is required following a clean case, before starting the next case.