Wooden table in the OR

[DaveMac]

I was stopped this morning by one of the plant service men and he asked me if it was okay to have a wooden table in the OR. I told him I did not think so and not to build the table until I got back to him. I asked a couple of ICPs in other hospitals and they told me no. I have informed the OR manager, the CNO, and the CEO that it can't be there. I need something in black and white to show the surgeon in case he balks at this. He uses one in the OR he came from while they are shut down. I know some say that the wood can be steamed but this does not go deep enough to get it completely done. Any one know where I can get an article on IC dealing with this? Thanks in advance.

[DaveMac]

The day after I posted the above, I was able to find my answer and got the wood out of the OR. The next day, I was talking with a couple of nurses from the hospital where the surgeon came from and reported that the surgeon does not scrub before, between, or after surgery. This bothered me and the OR manager came in an hour later and told me that here staff report the same thing to her. After talking with DON, I set up with the OR manager to do an observation during one of his surgery days. Well the hospital he came from was able to temp. reopen their OR after JC and DHEC shut them down. One way to get rid of a possible problem. But the problem is still out there somewhere.

[diane227, LPN, RN]

This is so CRAZY. Where was he working that he would want something like this. The answer to this question is that unless you are working in a third world country and this is all you have, the answer is NO. There should be no debate about it. How old is this MD anyway?