CONDITION OF OPERATING SUITE TING SUITETING SUITE
The responsibility of the surgeon to his patient in the
operating suite begins before the wielding of the knife.Temperature--Evaporation of gaseous fumigant is
more at the higher temperature. As a general rule, about 180
ml is used for a room of the size 1000 cubic feet (=10
x 10 x 10 feet)
Parameters Optimum levels for effective fumigation
Relative humidity Over 70 %
Temperature 30-40 0 C
Formaldehyde levels 5 ppm or more
Following fumigation, ideally swabs are taken and
culture done to ensure the sterility of the operation room.Most properly equipped operating suites
will have an anesthesia induction room to protect the
patient from such disturbances.Water
used in the fumigator along with the fumigant
(formalin) helps to achieve and maintain the desired
RH.
2.Formaldehyde levels in the air--should be ideally 5
ppm or more.The dose of formalin is usually decided
by the size of the room.The anesthetist once again reviews the patient
here, who has already been examined in the pre-
aneasthetic clinic on the previous day.3.