Surgical Education Learners Forum/Perioperative Nursing/Setting up the 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 packs
• Drapes
  • Wrapped drape pack
• Gloves
  • Sterile gloves
  • Disposable gloves
  • Non-sterile gloves
• Other consumables
• Sterile gown
• Sterile table drape
• Drape pack
• Outer wrap
• Inner sterile drape
• Mayo stand
• Mayo drape
• Sleeping bag type drape
• Surgical instrument set
• Inner wrap
• Back table
• Instrument stand
• Knives
• Pickups
• Scissors
  • Mayo scissors
  • Curved Mayo scissors
  • Straight Metzenbaum scissors
  • McIndoe scissors
• Artery forceps
• Tissue forceps/devices
  • Allis forceps
  • Spoon forceps
  • Bipolar forceps
  • Verbrugge forceps
• Instrument table
• Dressings such as gauze and swabs
  • Gauze
  • Small gauze
  • Moist sterile gauze
• Sutures
  • Silk suture
  • Suture system
  • Long silk suture
• Sharps
• Blades
• Needles
• Magnetic pad/needle counter
• Needle holder
• Safety tray
  • Instrument tray
  • Laparotomy tray
• Holders
• Sterile solutions
  • Antiseptic solutions
• Medications
• Vials
• Ampoules
• Basin
  • Kidney basin
  • Sterile basins
  • Basins and bowls
  • Rectangular basin
• Cups/syringes
  • Irrigation syringe
• Receiving container
  • Sharps container
  • Waste container
  • Biohazard containers
• Trolley
  • Instrument trolley
• Gowns
  • Sterile disposable gown
• Gown pack
• Cautery accessories
• Suction tubing
  • Yankauer suction
  • Wall suction
  • Tonsil suction
  • Suction bottles
• Cautery tip