

Medical asepsis-the elimination of organisms that have left the body Surgical asepsis-the practice of creating and maintaining a sterile environment, in which organisms are destroyed before entering the body Insert Figure 42-1 from PCMA 2e 578 Ħ Categories of Surgery Elective: Emergency: Optional:Ĭonsidered medically necessary, but can be performed when the patient wishes Emergency: Required immediately to save a life or prevent further injury or infection Optional: May not be medically necessary, but the patient wishes to have it performed Pageħ Categories of Surgery Outpatient: Urgent:ĭoes not require an overnight stay in a hospital Urgent: to be performed as soon as possible, but is not an immediate or acute emergency Many surgeries are performed in free-standing surgicenters or surgical centers that are part of a hospital complex. ĥ Outpatient Surgery Generally limited to procedures requiring less than 60 minutes to perform. Important for outpatient facility to develop a follow-up procedure to track the patient’s condition after leaving. Disadvantage is the short time the health care team has for assessing the patient’s postoperative condition. Hospitalization is not required unless unexpected complications occur. Patient is admitted and discharged from a surgical facility on the same day Includes outpatient surgery in a hospital setting, a surgicenter, or medical office.

Ĥ Ambulatory Surgery Method for performing surgical procedures Some procedures that require sterile technique are: Minor surgical procedures Suture insertion & removal Breat biopsy (bx) Incision & drainage (I&D) Removal of growths Wound treatment (tx) If there is any doubt that something is sterile or not assume that it is non-sterile. © 2009 Pearson Educationģ Introduction Aseptic technique is also known as sterile technique. Describe the differences between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis. Discuss all guidelines for surgical aseptic technique.

List and differentiate between the types of ambulatory surgery. Lesson Objectives Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to … Define and spell the terms to learn for this chapter. Lesson 1 Surgical Asepsis © 2009 Pearson EducationĢ Define and spell the terms to learn for this chapter. Presentation on theme: "Chapter 42: Assisting with Minor Surgery"- Presentation transcript:ġ Chapter 42: Assisting with Minor Surgery
