Correct placement of a sterile table

It is necessary to be able to properly cover the sterile table, because this depends on the sterility of the tools that are placed on it. In order to cover the sterile table was as simple as possible, care must be taken to have a certain material and to observe certain conditions. First, it is necessary to bring from the sterilization room the bix, in which the sterile laundry is located, and place it on the stand. The table itself should be in a special room, where you can safely perform manipulations.

Before the sterile table can be covered, it is necessary to check the marking of the bix, as well as its sterility. Before starting work, it must be tightly closed and tied. Open the sterilization box by using the pedal on the stand or helper. In each bix before laying the material, a napkin is laid, opening it, you can close the edges of the bix. Before covering the table, it should be wiped with a disinfectant solution, for example 1% solution of chloramine, twice. Got a sterile sheet, you need to deploy it in two layers and throw it on the surface of the table. After that, get the second sheet, also unfold in two layers and throw on the first one. The edges of the sheets that hang from the table are non-sterile. They should hang about thirty centimeters on each side.

The top sheet needs to be folded with an accordion, the last layer of the inner side should be on the outside. Now you can proceed with the placement of sterile instruments on the table. The ends of the upper sterile sheet are hung by the arms, with which it can be opened.

The covering of the sterile table is made for the whole working day, the time and date of its covering are fixed on a piece of paper that must be attached to the trunks. The maximum period of sterility of the working table is six hours. In order to remain sterile throughout the whole working day, you should not look into it without special need. After the tool is removed, the table should be covered and returned to its original appearance.

Covering the sterile table in the operating room

During the various operations it is necessary to use a mobile sterile table. So the toolkit can be moved to either end of the operating room and handed to the surgeon, regardless of where it is located. The technique of covering the sterile table in the operating room involves coating it with a sterile oilcloth. A sterile diaper folded on top is placed on top of it, one half of which covers the table, and the second half folds or hangs. Tools are transferred using korzanga and placed in the necessary order. The rules of covering the sterile table require the maximum adherence to the rules of aseptic and antiseptic. All manipulations should be performed with sterile hands or with a special sterile korzanga or tweezers, which is located in a 6% solution of hydrogen peroxide. Also, a sterile tool for laying a table can be found in the bix itself, but it is worth removing it by a tool that is in a solution of peroxide.