differences between main OR and others?

Editorial Team / Admin · Jan 15, 2011

My guess would mean it's to differentiate between inpatient ORs and ambulatory surgery ORs, although it can mean different things to different facilities. In my hospital, it means the ORs that do gen/vasc, uro, neuro, and open heart. We have a separate orthopedic hospital and a separate women's hospital, as well a few dedicated ambulatory surgery ORs.

daVinciNurse · Jan 15, 2011

its usually facility specific. where I am now, there is the "main OR" as well an ambulatory surgery center OR in the same building--outpatients are generally done there. The main handles pts who will likely stay at least overnight as well as the emergencies/traumas/add-ons/inpatients. In additon, we have several open heart ORs, they are located within the main, but have dedicated staff. The cardiac staff can help in the main when needed/available, but the rest of the staff cannot be floated to the cardiac rooms. There is also a minor procedure room where straight local cases can be done, often staffed by the pre-op/PACU staff as no scrub nurse is needed for these cases.