Perioperative equipment

Question 1

what is the goal of using heating devices during surgery?

Answer 1

to prevent hypothermia

Question 2

when does an animal lose the most body heat

Answer 2

in the first 20% of the surgery when the prep takes place because of all the cold gels and alcohol used to prep and sterilize an area

Question 3

what are some heating devices that are good to use?

Answer 3

water blanket (not likely to cause thermal burns since the water moves around), hot dog warmer (doesn’t cause thermal burns because it has an internal temperature regulator), forced warm air blanket (could cause surgery contamination since it’s releasing air)

Question 4

what types of surgical lights are used?

Answer 4

ceiling or wall mounted
some also have autoclavable handles so surgeon can move around

Question 5

what types of surgical tables are used?

Answer 5

they can be solid or split
some can also be heated

Question 6

what is an electrosurgery machine?

Answer 6

a machine that uses electricity to cut or coagulate vessels
it can’t be used with alcohol so it is usually used with saline
it has a hand piece and a foot pedal

Question 7

what are the two types of electrosurgery machines?

Answer 7

monopolar which has a ground plate and bipolar which doesn’t have a ground plate

Question 8

what do suctions do?

Answer 8

removes fluid or air

Question 9

what different types of suctions are there?

Answer 9

manual or mechanical

Question 10

what is a risk of using a suction?

Answer 10

vacuum pressure so they aren’t used in the abdominal cavity