Operating rooms also known as ORs are very specific places of medical work that need highly functional and premium quality equipment. These equipment and the doctors come together to save lives of the hundreds of patients that go through surgery each day. If the basic equipment needs of an OR is not matched, the healthcare professionals will not be able to offer the high standards of treatment that is needed. There are some essentials that ever operating theatre must have. Here are some of them.
Utility columns
Utility columns serve a similar purpose to say, vaccine fridges, in that they allow for the correct storage for equipment and medicine so that they do not take up too much space and that they are maintained under the right conditions. These units can be assembled in a manner where communication devices, ESUs and gas storing devices can be stored accordingly.
Emergency cardiac equipment
In addition to the monitors that will keep monitoring the vitals of the patient during the operation to let the surgeons know if anything is abnormal, defibrillators are also a must. If the patient goes into cardiac arrest during the procedure, applying a given amount of electricity can shock the heart back into its normal beating rhythm. Learn more by clicking here.
Surgical and exam lights
An operation is always a challenge no matter how much of an expert the team is. There is nothing predictable about an operation and the best that anybody can do is to go in well prepared and hope that the patient does not show unanticipated complications. The surroundings therefore, need to be illuminated very well so that the surgeons and nurses can remain vigilant to anything that happens.
Surgical and exam lights are a must and need to be of the highest quality possible for this purpose. There are many different types of lighting now available such as ceiling mounted surgical lights, surgical headlights and various mobile surgical lighting options
Stretchers and accessories
If you need to transport a patient from one OR to the other you will need high quality stretchers and stretcher accessories for this task. Even procedures that include ophthalmology, podiatry and bariatric processes require the use of stretchers. The stretchers ensure that the patient remains comfortable and that the patient is also easily accessible to the doctors. Accessories are used to reinforce the positioning and the posture of the patient during the time of transportation.
Sterilization and cleaning equipment