Surgical Education Learners Forum/Perioperative Nursing/Instrument Handling and Maintaining Sterile Field/Instruments and Supplies

Gather these before you practise. Examples link to a photograph.

This list is under review. If something here is not used in this procedure, remove it. If something is missing, add it.

• Sterile supplies
• Backup sterile supplies
• Contamination management materials
• Instruments
• Powered equipment
• Personal protective equipment
• Mayo stand
• Suture needles
  • Silk suture
  • Suture system
  • Long silk suture
• Needle holder
• Approved sharps container
  • Biohazard containers
  • Waste container
  • Sharps container
• Cords
• Cables
  • Light cable
  • Monopolar cable
  • Laparoscopic bipolar instrument with cable
• Batteries
• Handpieces
• Contaminated trays or containers
• Approved puncture-resistant containers
• Blades