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    Joe-Anne Bendall
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    Hi everyone

    Has anyone allowed patients to wear their own clothes to the operating theatre for day and overnight surgery (hand, ENT and eye surgery).
    If yes, do you have any restrictions?

    Thanks

    Joe-Anne Bendall

    Joe-anne Bendall | Clinical Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control
    Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital|* ph +61 2 9382 7199 |page 22070 via switch 9382 7111| 7 Fax 93827510 |
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    Fiona de Sousa
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    Hi Joe-Anne,

    I believe it is quite common in eye hospitals and that patients often walk into the theatre as well.

    We looked at it for our day surgery and have implemented it in a halfway manner. Patients having eye surgery can wear their trousers and socks underneath a hospital gown. The gown is a must so that the chest can be accessed quickly in an emergency. All metal belts are removed as are any clothing items that are obviously soiled. For all other day surgery procedures patients wear the hospital clothing. All patients enter the theatre in a bed (too slow and dangerous to walk after having eye drops as vision is often affected) and covered with clean linen.

    My understanding is that the Day Surgery Association does not comment on the practice but refer facilities to ACORN. I have found nothing in ACORN to support or contradict the practice.

    I have not seen any changes in AMO reported SSI rates for eye surgery patients since this practice was implemented.

    Kind Regards,

    Fiona De Sousa
    Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
    Sydney Adventist Hospital
    Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au
    185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076

    Hi everyone

    Has anyone allowed patients to wear their own clothes to the operating theatre for day and overnight surgery (hand, ENT and eye surgery).
    If yes, do you have any restrictions?

    Thanks

    Joe-Anne Bendall

    Joe-anne Bendall | Clinical Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control
    Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital|* ph +61 2 9382 7199 |page 22070 via switch 9382 7111| 7 Fax 93827510 |
    Mobile 0418984255 | * Joe-anne.Bendall@SESIAHS.HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU

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    Halls, Shirley (Health)
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    We have ECT patients who go to theatre for treatment in own clothes!
    They travel on a barouche and have a blanket cover & wear disposable hats.

    Regards Shirley Halls 1H ACSC/LMHS

    Hi everyone

    Has anyone allowed patients to wear their own clothes to the operating theatre for day and overnight surgery (hand, ENT and eye surgery).
    If yes, do you have any restrictions?

    Thanks

    Joe-Anne Bendall

    Joe-anne Bendall | Clinical Nurse Consultant Infection Prevention and Control
    Sydney Hospital and Sydney Eye Hospital|* ph +61 2 9382 7199 |page 22070 via switch 9382 7111| 7 Fax 93827510 |
    Mobile 0418984255 | * Joe-anne.Bendall@SESIAHS.HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU

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