1. OPERATION THEATRES
By E. Jasmine(11211a1107)
K. Keerthi (11211a1108)

2. CONTENTS
• DEFINITION
• HISTORY
• SURGOEN AND ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT
• OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT
• STERILIZATION AND DECONTAMINATION
• HOSPITAL LAUNDRY

3. DEFINITION
• It is a facility within the hospital where surgical
operations are carried out in a sterile
environment

4. OLD OPERATION THEATRE

5. SURGEON & ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT
• Apron-protects from blood stains
• Caps-protective cap covering hair

6. • Shoes, shoe covers
• Surgical gloves-prevents contamination
between doctor & patients

7. • Masks-Present over their lower face covering
mouth &noses
• Glasses-over their eyes

8. OPERATING ROOM EQUIPMENT

9. OPERATING TABLE
1) Table on which the patient lies during
surgical operation

10. SURGICAL LIGHTS
• Operating lights are kept over the table to
provide bright light without shadow during
surgery

11. MONITORS
• Continuously measures certain parameters
• Example-glucose monitoring with glucometre

12. Cardiac monitor
• To have continuous ECG

13. PULSE OXIMETRY
• Involves measurement of the saturated
percentage of oxygen in blood

14. ANAESTHESIA MACHINE
• Assists patients breathing during surgery

15. HEART LUNG MACHINE

16. STERILIZATION & DECONTAMINATION
OF SURGICAL THEATRES
• BASIC PRINCIPLES
1) Cleaning removes contaminants, dust, organic
matter
2) Disinfection reduces number of microbes

17. What is wrong with our practices
• Disinfectants used
indiscriminately,
• Used unnecessarily
• Concentration not
adequate
• Economic consideration

18. STERILIZATION
• Sterilization is absolute, removes microbes
and spores too.
• To achieve sterilization is expensive, not
sustainable, many times not needed.
• An effective sterilization reduces the infections
drastically.

19. BASIC CARE OF OT
• Keep the floor clean and
dry-bacteria are reduced
• Keep the mops dry when
not in use
• Don’t use chemicals, use
only when contaminated
with blood &body fluids

20. HANDLING OF AIR IN OT
• Negative air pressure is
vented to the operation
theatre
• Environmental cleaning
should be twice daily

21. IMPORTANCE OF HAND WASHING
Soap
Water
&
Common sense
Yet the best anti-septic

22. PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
OF HOSPITAL LAUNDRY
• Clean and adequate quantity
of washed linen
• Supply to be made on regular
basis
• Steps to be taken to prevent
cross infection
• Mechanized laundry is the best
service method of linen supply

23. Operation theatre safety
is
responsibility
of

25. THANK YOU
• References:-
1) www.slideshare.net/doctorao/operation-
theatre
2) www.wikipedia.org/wiki/operation-theatre