Specialties Operating Room
Published Jun 18, 2002
nursejws
149 Posts
Tonight I caught an episode of Code Blue on TLC. When operating on the stomach area, they always put this large, tape-like thingy, over the part to be operated on. What is it, and why do they do it?
Also, when removing damaged organs from the body...where do the damaged organs go? :confused:
Sleepyeyes
1,244 Posts
Nursejws, I think---correct me if I'm wrong, OR nurses--that is a sterile plastic sheet impregnated with some form of iodine.
I believe the reason is that the normal flora of the skin can cause really bad infections in a surgical incision and this increases the sterile field as well as preventing infection.
shodobe
1,260 Posts
Called a Ioban steri-drape. Used exactly as stated above. All organs are sent to the pathologist as directed by hospital policy.
Mike
sunnygirl272
839 Posts
organs are then incinerated, i think..after approp spec are analyzed
nrw350
370 Posts
Keep watching TLC, good way to learn things. allnurses.com is a good encyclopedia for things we see on there lol.
Nick