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sterile field

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sterile field [′sterĀ·əl ′fēld]
(computer science)


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Surgical technicians perform the vital roles of maintaining the sterile field in the operating room, handing sterile items and equipment to the surgeon, maintaining sterility in the OR, and preparing patients and all of the instruments, supplies and necessary equipment needed preceding and following an operation.
The Volcano s5i incorporates Volcano's unique new Bedside Touchpad Controller, which provides the physician and staff ready access to the s5i controls from the convenience of the sterile field.
In another incident, a part-time nurse anesthetist used a single syringe for multiple patients believing that the heparin lock would provide a sterile field.
 
 
 
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