Operating Room Attire

Purpose: To provide effective barriers that prevent the dissemination of microorganisms to the
patient and to protect personnel from infected patients.


1. Scrub dress - worn only in the operating suite.
2. head Cover - is used to cover hair completely.
3. Shoes - should be clean and conductive, washable and soft - soled covered by shoe
covers.
4. Mask - is put on by all personnel before coming into the operating room and must
be worn over the nose and mouth.
5. Sterile gown - are worn over scrub attire.
6. Sterile gloves - are worn to complete the attire for scrubbed team members.


Source : Golman, Maxime: Pocket Guide to the Operating Room

Principles of Sterile Technique

1. Only Sterile Items Are Used Within the Sterile Field.
2. Gowns Are Considered Sterile Only from the Wiast to Shoulder Level in Front and the Sleeves.
3. Tables Are Sterile Only at Table Level.
4. Persons Who Are Sterile Touch Only Sterile Items or Areas; Persons Who Are Not Sterile Touch Only Unsterile Items or Areas.
5. Edges of Anything That Encloses Sterile Contents Are Considered Unsterile.
6. Sterile Field Is Created as Close as Possible to Time of Use.
7. Sterile Areas Are Continuously Kept in View.
8. Sterile Persons keep Well within the Sterile Area.
9. Sterile Persons Keep Contact with Sterile Areas to a Minimum.
10. Destruction of Integrity of Microbial Barriers Results in Contamination.