5. SDS - Operating Room Guidelines
• THE OPERATING ROOM
o History of Surgical Technology
o History of Surgical Roles
o Types of Surgery
o Surgical Specialties
o Physical Design of the Surgery Department
o Areas of the Operating Room
o Instrument Room
o Utility and Decontamination Room
o Physical Components of the Operative Suite
o Ventilation System
o Sub sterile Area
o Direct Support Services
o Preoperative Check-In Unit
o Preoperative Holding Area
o Post Anesthesia Care Unit
o Laboratory Department
o Radiology Department
o Pathology Department
o Environmental Services
o Central Sterile Supply and Processing
o Physics and Electricity
o Terminology
• PATIENT CARE DURING SURGERY
o Basic Positioning for Surgery
o Thermoregulatory Devices
o Vital Signs
o Sterile Tasks Performed by Non-Sterile Team
o Hemostasis and Blood Replacement
o Controlling Bleeding During Surgery
o Blood Loss
o Blood Replacement
o Blood Types and Groups
o Handling Blood Products
o Autotransfusion
o Anesthetic Administration
o General Anesthesia
o Anesthetic Agents
o Inhalation Agents
o Waste Gases
o Volatile Agents
o Intravenous Agents
o Induction Agents
o Dissociative Agents
o Opiates/Opioids
o Narcotic Antagonists
o Benzodiazepines
o Benzodiazepines Antagonists
o Neuromuscular Blockers (NMBs)
o Depolarizing Agents
o Nondepolarizing Agents
o NMB Antagonists
o Topical Anesthesia
o Local Anesthesia
o Monitored Anesthesia Care
o Regional Anesthesia
o Never Plexus Block
o Bier Block
o Spinal Block
o Monitoring Devices