Setting Up Your OR Suite

Of course, it is expected that you will perform a proper scrubbing of your hands and arms. Depending on your ASC’s protocols, there will be water and brush scrubs or perhaps alcohol-based scrubs. For the first scrub of the day, we suggest a full water/soap-based scrubbing of hands and arms with under-nail cleaning usually supplied to the ASC in self-contained scrub systems with sponge, liquid soap/antiseptic. Subsequent scrubs using waterless alcohol-based systems have become popular and seem to be adequate for asepsis. Follow the manufacturer’s directions.