Operating field

An operating field, also referred to as a surgical field, is an isolated sterile area where surgery is performed.^[1] It is usually utilized to reduce the chance of post-operative infections, and aims to improve efficiency during surgery.^[2]^[3] Lower complication rates post surgery have also been linked to clearness of the operating field.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "operating field". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ "Preparation of the operating field". Delta MED. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
^ Eisner, Georg (1990). "Preparation of the Operating Field". Eye Surgery. pp. 119–132. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-71799-4_5. ISBN 978-3-642-71801-4.
^ Liu, Daochang; Jiang, Tingting; Wang, Yizhou; Miao, Rulin; Shan, Fei; Li, Ziyu (November 2020). "Clearness of operating field: a surrogate for surgical skills on in vivo clinical data". International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 15 (11): 1817–1824. doi:10.1007/s11548-020-02267-z. ISSN 1861-6410. PMID 33044734. S2CID 222279924.
^ Birkmeyer, John D.; Finks, Jonathan F.; O'Reilly, Amanda; Oerline, Mary; Carlin, Arthur M.; Nunn, Andre R.; Dimick, Justin; Banerjee, Mousumi; Birkmeyer, Nancy J.O. (2013-10-10). "Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery". New England Journal of Medicine. 369 (15): 1434–1442. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1300625. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 24106936.

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[1] "operating field". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[2] "Preparation of the operating field". Delta MED. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

[3] Eisner, Georg (1990). "Preparation of the Operating Field". Eye Surgery. pp. 119–132. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-71799-4_5. ISBN 978-3-642-71801-4.

[4] Liu, Daochang; Jiang, Tingting; Wang, Yizhou; Miao, Rulin; Shan, Fei; Li, Ziyu (November 2020). "Clearness of operating field: a surrogate for surgical skills on in vivo clinical data". International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 15 (11): 1817–1824. doi:10.1007/s11548-020-02267-z. ISSN 1861-6410. PMID 33044734. S2CID 222279924.

[5] Birkmeyer, John D.; Finks, Jonathan F.; O'Reilly, Amanda; Oerline, Mary; Carlin, Arthur M.; Nunn, Andre R.; Dimick, Justin; Banerjee, Mousumi; Birkmeyer, Nancy J.O. (2013-10-10). "Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery". New England Journal of Medicine. 369 (15): 1434–1442. doi:10.1056/NEJMsa1300625. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 24106936.

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