I just wanted to add (for any OR students looking for help/instruction) that if you are able to choose between open gloving or close gloving, you CAN close glove over a sterile field. The issue is that by placing your hands (uncovered and *unsterile*) over the sterile field, you have now contaminated it.
When you start to blur the lines, or see a "grey area" you are no longer sterile. There is no such thing as a semi-sterile case... There is only Sterile and unsterile (clean/contaminated).
Do N_O_T use this method. If you open a sterile pack over a sterile field, it is contaminated (aorn.org). Also, if you "open glove" over a sterile field, it is no longer sterile. You can only open glove over/on a clean surface, such as a mayo stand, prep stand... Read any O.R. book that discusses sterile technique and you will see for yourself.
The only time I would ever even consider doing it over a sterile field, would be during a dire need/emergency case, such as gunshot/Csection.
I just wanted to add (for any OR students looking for help/instruction) that if you are able to choose between open gloving or close gloving, you CAN close glove over a sterile field. The issue is that by placing your hands (uncovered and *unsterile*) over the sterile field, you have now contaminated it.
When you start to blur the lines, or see a "grey area" you are no longer sterile. There is no such thing as a semi-sterile case... There is only Sterile and unsterile (clean/contaminated).
foto101 1 year ago
Do N_O_T use this method. If you open a sterile pack over a sterile field, it is contaminated (aorn.org). Also, if you "open glove" over a sterile field, it is no longer sterile. You can only open glove over/on a clean surface, such as a mayo stand, prep stand... Read any O.R. book that discusses sterile technique and you will see for yourself.
The only time I would ever even consider doing it over a sterile field, would be during a dire need/emergency case, such as gunshot/Csection.
foto101 1 year ago