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Semi-restricted area: The peripheral support areas of the surgical suite. The area may include storage areas for equipment and clean and sterile supplies; work areas for processing instruments; sterilization processing room(s); scrub sink areas; corridors leading from the unrestricted area to the restricted areas
Operating Room (OR): The unrestricted, semi -restricted and restricted areas within the department in which surgical or invasive procedures are performed. Operating Room (OR) Theatre:
SUGGESTED PRACTICE Environmental Issues • The surgical suite is usually divided into two designated areas: semi-restricted and restricted, defined by the physical activities performed in each area. The semi-restricted area includes the peripheral support areas of the surgical suite, including storage areas for clean and sterile
The surgical suite is divided into three designated areas: the unrestricted, the semi-restricted, and the restricted. This classification is based on access to each area, the activities performed, and the appropriate attire and PPE required in each area.
All persons entering the semi-restricted and restricted areas of the surgical suite should wear clean, facility-laundered surgical attire. Purpose: To reduce bacterial and skin shedding and promote environmental control and cleanliness. Perioperative Zones: Unrestricted = Outside the surgical suite. Semi-restricted = Peripheral support areas ...
This document provides guidance to perioperative team members for wearing surgical attire (ie, long sleeves, cover apparel, head coverings, shoes) in semi-restricted and restricted areas; laundering scrub apparel; cleaning identification badges, stethoscopes, and personal items such as backpacks, briefcases, cell phones, and electronic tablets ...
A hybrid operating room (OR) combines the capabilities of an operating room with the technologies of interventional imaging.
