Surgical Technology: Surgical Asepsis

CLINICAL PROCEDURES FOR SAFER PATIENT CARE, an Open online textbook by Glynda Rees Doyle and Jodie Anita McCutcheon, has a section on Surgical Asepsis and the Principles of Sterile Technique. 

While every effort is given to minimize occupational exposure, the surgical technologist’s daily workload renders him/her susceptible to a variety of occupational risks. It is incumbent upon the surgical technology student to practice safe working habits and to utilize safety equipment provided to reduce potential injury.

Examples of Occupational Risks

Surgical Asepsis: Definition, Technique & Examples, and Video from Study.com

• MedlinePlus

  This site from the U.S. National Library of Medicine, provides up-to-date authoritative information on a wide range of health issues and links to national advocacy and health groups related to specific diseases and conditions. Good for patient education information, but also useful for healthcare professionals.

• CDC Diseases & Conditions

  The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is charged with tracking a wide range of diseases, and provides up-to-date information on them. This can be a good place to look for statistics, and information is often grouped into professional and public approaches.

• Mayo Clinic Diseases & Conditions

  The Mayo Clinic has long been a leader in providing quality health care. This site has brief patient-focused descriptions of diseases, along with possible treatment options.

• World Health Organization: Infection Prevention and Control

• Medline Plus: Infection Control

• WHO: 29 ways to stop surgical infections and avoid superbugs

• Surgical Best Practices for Infection Prevention

• JAMA Network

Pathogenesis of infection in surgical patients from Current Opinion in Critical Care Journal

Surgical wound infection: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management from BioMed Central Ltd