'Embarrassment' in the operating room: Doctors don't wear underwear during surgery? reveal the truth for you
For those who have not experienced some operations, when they hear that they are going to take off their clothes, their whole body will feel bad, and they feel that their privacy is exposed to outsiders, and they feel particularly embarrassed.
There is also a saying that doctors do not wear underwear when performing operations, and why? Do you know which surgeries require the patient to strip naked?
1. Doctors don’t wear underwear during surgery, why?
It was previously said that surgeons generally do not wear underwear when performing operations. Is this true? In order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation, the doctor generally needs to ensure that the operating room is in a sterile state.
Therefore, before the operation, you will take off your clothes, put on a surgical gown, put on a mask, a hat, etc., and then perform sterilization and disinfection before performing the operation. Then why don't you advocate that doctors wear underwear during the operation?
1. save money
Some diseases are contagious. In order to avoid infection, doctors may throw them away in order to avoid infection, and cleaning is troublesome. If you don’t wear underwear, it can be regarded as an indirect saving of money.
2. Avoid getting wet
The doctor does not wear underwear, or he may be worried about getting wet. There may be a lot of bleeding during the operation, so as to prevent the blood from flowing down the clothes to the underwear.
2. Why do some surgeries require patients to be completely naked?
In addition to the fact that some surgeons do not wear underwear, some operations require patients to be completely naked, so why do some operations need to be completely naked? Chen Jian, a nurse in the operating room of Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, explained that the nakedness of patients during surgery is mainly related to the following three reasons.
1. The operation should be in a strictly sterile state
There may be germs on the clothes, which may cause incision infections, so patients are generally required to take off their clothes and then cover their bodies with sterile cloths for surgery.
2. Facilitate the smooth progress of the operation process
Anesthesia administration, antibiotics, blood transfusion and other steps during the operation may require the use of indwelling needles, and it is more convenient to observe the operation process by taking off the clothes.
3. The emergency department can detect invisible wounds in time
For patients admitted to the hospital through the emergency department, the medical staff can see the existence of invisible wounds after taking off their clothes, which is more convenient for treatment.
3. Under what circumstances do patients need to "take off their clothes"?
Not all surgeries require patients to take off all their clothes. Do you know which situations require patients to take off their clothes?
For major operations such as cancer and tumors, knee replacement surgery, gynecological surgery, and urological surgery, doctors need to observe the patient's physical condition at any time, so they generally need to take off all their clothes.
However, there are still some operations that only need to be half-naked, such as abdominal surgery, ankle joint surgery, knee joint surgery, upper body surgery , etc., generally only need to be half-naked, and do not need to take off all clothes.
Some surgeons don't wear underwear. In fact, the main reason is to save money and avoid getting wet. Of course, some doctors will wear underwear. Some operations require patients to be completely naked in order to ensure a sterile state, facilitate the smooth operation, and discover invisible wounds, such as cancer and gynecological operations.
References:
[1] I heard that doctors do not wear underwear during surgery? The reason subverts your cognition. Family Doctor Online. 2021-03-30
[2] The doctor does not wear underwear during the operation...The "secret" in the hospital, let me explain it clearly at once! .Pocket Medical News.2021-06-16
[3] Embarrassment! Why do you have to take off your clothes and pants during surgery? The real purpose is actually... Popular Science China. 2020-06-12
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