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Chapter 6 - Fundamentals of Operating Department Design

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2022

By
Shane Roadnight  and
Anne Followell
Edited by
Daniel Rodger ,
Kevin Henshaw ,
Paul Rawling  and
Scott Miller
Daniel Rodger
Affiliation:
Senior Lecturer in Perioperative Practice, London South Bank University
Kevin Henshaw
Affiliation:
Associate Head of Allied Health Professions, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
Paul Rawling
Affiliation:
Senior Lecturer in Perioperative Practice, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk
Scott Miller
Affiliation:
Consultant Anaesthetist, St Helens and Knowsley Hospitals NHS Trust
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Summary

This chapter explains the key aspects of operating department design that facilitate a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to provide essential care to a vulnerable group of patients. It is important that the surgical facilities are designed to support the smooth flow of patients from admission to discharge. Surgical activities are broad ranging from scheduled or unscheduled, complex, to routine day surgery. Theatre services are central within the hospital system and rely on interdependant relationships with other hospital departments. This presents organisational, planning, and design challenges, as healthcare providers seek to improve services and utilise existing infrastructure to offer facilities that meet demand in a fast-paced and progressive field. Patients are entitled to receive high-quality healthcare, which is provided safely and effectively, and theatre teams should expect to deliver those high standards of care in an appropriate workspace. Theatre design is an essential component of the perioperative pathway, allowing surgical interventions to be carried out safely and efficiently to enable the best possible patient outcomes.

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DesignTheatreOperating TheatreOperating RoomVentilationLightingTemperatureHumidityFlooring
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Fundamentals of Operating Department Practice , pp. 57 - 68
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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