Septic Operation Theatre
Sr A R Sundari
What is Septic OT
• Septic operation theatre is a place
where surgeries with risk of infection,
like evisceration, abscess drainage,
DCT , DCR etc are performed.
• It is very important to organise and
plan the septic OT to prevent
postoperative and intra operative
infections in aseptic cases
Location
• It should be away from the main theatre
• Instruments and clothing used in septic OT
should have different colour codes.
• Patients should have limited access to SOT
Location
• Should be a place from where patients
can be easily transferred, but routine
clean patients have no access
• Should have separate clothing room
• Should have separate scrub room .
Location
• separate sterilization room away from the
main theatre section
• The instruments and eye towels should be
sterilized separately from other linen like
coats .
• Sterilization of septic operation theatre
instruments should be in a separate area
away from routine sterilization area.
Location
• Should have good ventilation to prevent
infection.
• Adjustable lighting system with good
illumination.
• A flash autoclave should be available to
provide routine instruments in between the
cases.
OT Manager
• OT nursing officer manges the OT.
• The OT manager takes care of the day to
day running and the efficient management
of theatres
OT Manger Responsibility
• Ensure availability of facilities,
equipment, instruments and nursing
staff .
• Proper care and maintenance of
equipment
• Theatre cleanliness and sterility
OT Manger Responsibility
• Adherence to work discipline
• Maintenance of OT records
Running Nurse
• She is should arrange the theatre
• Get sterilized instruments and linen
• She should help the surgeon and assisting
sister for getting scrubbed
Running Nurse
• She should help in setting up instrument
trolley
• She should provide the consumables and
disposable material required to the
assisting nurse
• She is responsible for shifting the patient.