1. Before Preparing the Sterile Field ............................................................................................ 1021 Attire, mask, hand hygiene
2. Donning Gowns and Gloves ...................................................................................................... 1022 Gown selection, surgical hand antisepsis, gowning, double gloving, glove changes, surgical helmet systems
3. Preparing the Sterile Field ........................................................................................................ 1029 When to open, isolation technique
6. Maintaining the Sterile Field .................................................................................................... 1038 Contamination, covering the sterile field, unidirectional ultraclean air delivery (laminar airflow)
7. Moving Around a Sterile Field .................................................................................................. 1044 Door openings
AAMI – Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CFU – Colony-forming unit CVC – Central venous catheter FDA – US Food and Drug Administration IFU – Instructions for use
OR – Operating room PAPR – Powered air-purifying respirator PICC – Peripherally inserted central catheter PPE – Personal protective equipment RCT – Randomized controlled trial SSI – Surgical site infection WHO – World Health Organization
