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HOSPITAL DUKE VOL. 4, NO. 7 APRIL, 1958 DURHAM, N. C. O. R. 1958 Behind the black-lettered No Ad mittance sign which protects the oper ating rooms of Duke Hospital lies a complex wonderland of modern equip ment and techniques. With its Prep aration Room connected by elevators to Central Supply in the basement, and feeding ]>atients out from the Re covery Room to the Intensive Nursing Unit or the other hospital wards, the operating room set-up is a world in itself. The ten new operating rooms which are part of the new wing of Duke Hospital bring the total number of operating rooms now in use to eight een. Of the twelve previoush' in serv ice, four which had been imi>rovised are now being converted to fill other needs. Also, with the addition of the new wing, the Recovery Room was Open heart surgery in one of 10 new operating rooms Paula Le Roi of the Operating Room staff at the ultrasonic instrument cleaner which uses high frequency sound waves to turn a tank of water into millions of tiny “vacu um cleaners.” moved from the third floor to the fourth, which makes it an integral ])art of the operating room set-up. Tlie service area which takes care of the before-and-after phases—the prep aration and clean up—lies between the old and new operating rooms, and .so is readily available to both. The Preparation Area typifies the careful ])lanning evident in the entire operating room set-up. This will con tain the reserve supplies and serve as a garage for the trucks of sni)])lies in readiness or being readied for use in the operating rooms. This area and the adjacent sterilizing room will be staffed bj' two individuals. The area is ])rovided with a scrub basin, and one iiulividual will be scrubbed as though he were to participate in the actual surgery. This area is connect ed directly by elevator with Central Supply to facilitate the movement of sterile supplies. Instead of being packed item by item in numerous small bundles, the linen for one opera tion will be ])ackaged in one bundle. When ])laeed on its table and un wrapped, the wraj)per for the bundle will serve as the drape for the table. A new method of packaging sup- plies for sterilization is being put into use. This utilizes a table consisting of a series of shelves made of lieavy wire me.sh and mounted on a carriage. The wire mesh makes it possible to sterilize the shelves and their con tents in one operation because the steam can pass freely through the shelves. These shelves are encased
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