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How are medical asepsis and surgical asepsis different?
Medical asepsis - uses clean technique Surgical asepsis - utilizes sterile technique
Is inserting sutures surgical asepsis?
Yes, suturing requires surgical asepsis.
What Is there a degree of sterilization in surgical asepsis?
no
Two types of asepsis?
medical asepsis and surgical asepsis. medical asepsis is the use of practices like hand washing, disinfecting contaminated surfaces and cleaning in general. you are not 100% sterile. skin cannot be sterilized or disinfected. this technique will clean microorganisms but not its spores. surgical asepsis is when all microbial life are destroyed...including spores. the purpose of surgical asepsis is to keep organisms from entering the body during an invasive procedure. therefore, all equipment used is sterilized. (100% sterile).
Is tracheostomy tube care managed with medical asepsis or surgical asepsis?
In tracheostomy care, medical asepsis is performed although you use sterile equipment. - Ed Robert Arnad
What is the purpose of sterile surgical clothing?
to maintain asepsis in the operating room.
Is sterile technique a term used interchangeably for surgical asepsis?
true
Surgical asepsis must be maintain when performing which of the following precedures?
dipstick urinalysis
Would obtaining a PAP smear be a surgical or medical asepsis?
Obtaining a pap smear uses medical asepsis. There is no break in skin when getting a pap smear.
Is there a degree of sterilization in surgical asepsis?
no
What is Louis Pasteur view on surgical asepsis?
he identified the culprit. the Streptococcus bacteria. This was a great discovery to control this surgical problems... things we cant see with our eyes.
When performing a needle biopsy use surgical asepsis?
Yes, aseptic techniques are used for all surgical procedures including needle biopsy so as to prevent infection
