OPENING GUIDE FOR DISPOSABLE CARDIOVASCULAR

DISPOSABLE CLOTHING STERILE

DEFINITION OF TERMS
Disposable Garment Package Opening: The specific way to open a disposable garment
package without contaminating its contents.
without contaminating its contents.
The packages of sterile material and equipment in general, including the disposable linen
package of the cardiovascular models are
of the cardiovascular models is protected with single or double wrappings in which four
ends and two sides must be
four tips and two sides are to be considered, namely:
 An upper right tip
 A lower right tip
 An upper left tip
 A lower left tip
 An inner or sterile side
 An external or clean side
The usual methods for handling or opening sterile packs can be:
OPEN TECHNIQUE
 Manual without sterile gloves
 Manual with sterile gloves
 With transfer clamp
CLOSED TECHNIQUE
 Put on sterile gown and sterile gloves.

The method to be used at the Instituto del Corazón de Bucaramanga S.A. for the opening
of the packages of disposable cardiovascular models
cardiovascular models, is the open technique through the manual method with sterile
gloves, since the packaging of the disposable
sterile gloves, since the packaging of the disposable packages is generally made of
medical grade paper, tyvek or
medical grade paper, tyvek paper or paper bags and impermeable industrial
polypropylene.
 PRECAUTIONS Y RECOMMENDATIONS GENERAL PRECAUTIONS

Before opening a package of disposable

disposable clothing must be verified:
1. The authenticity of the sterilization by means of a witness tape and/or a
witness tape and/or the external control marker of the polypropylene paper,
which ensures that it has beenthat it has been exposed to a sterilization
process. sterilization process
2. Make sure that the package is not damaged and/or perforated. worn and/or
perforated
3. Verify the name of the package to be used according toaccording to its content
and the needs of theof the surgical procedure to be performed
4. Verify the expiration date of the package (optimal expiration dateoptimal
expiration date for its use)
5. The external face of the package wrapping is considered as non-
sterileconsidered non-sterile due to its handling
6. Move away from the sterile field after having opened the sterile
the sterile package is opened completely, if you do not
a sterile surgical gown is not available.
7. Try not to talk on the sterile field unless you do not
unless you are not wearing a mask and/or
mask and / or mask cover

DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES

 Place the package on a clean and dry surface dry surface (sterile stock table), in
the center of the center of the table.
 With clean and dry hands, puncture the seal of the outer
seal of the outer wrapping of the sterile packagesterile package at one end.
 Slide the contents of the package onto the reserve table.
 Proceed to the application of sterile gloves using the
sterile gloves using the open-technique glove gloves with open technique.
 The contents of the package are protected
generally in SMS disposable cloth or in reinforced polyethylene
reinforced polyethylene sealed with a paper band which is
which is detached by traction,taking special care not to tear or puncture the
perforate the cover.
 Take the first angle from the upper outer side side towards the left side edge,
gently drop it onto the table.
 Repeat the same maneuver with the upper and lower left upper and lower left ends.
 Check and remove the chemical indicator from the sterile the sterile package, which
guarantees the sterility of the internal sterility of the internal contents of the package
and allows us to guarantee an adequate area for the circulation and circulation and
manipulation of the medical devices to be used in the surgical procedure.
 Place the pieces of the package contents at the package contents in the upper right
corner of the
right.
 Proceed to regularize the edges of the package by securing the ends of the package
with hemostatic forceps, adhesive tapes or adhesive tapes or tying them by hand, on
both the left and right sides of the right side of the reserve table.
 Proceed with the circulation of the medical devices necessary for the surgical
procedure, according to the according to the needs of the surgical procedure,
verifying the surgical procedure, verifying the quality control and maintaining the
proper aseptic technique