The 'embarrassment' in the operating room: During the operation, the doctor does not wear underwear? Uncover the truth for you
For some operations, when someone who has not experienced it hears that they are going to strip, the whole person is not well, and they feel that they have exposed their privacy to outsiders, and they feel particularly embarrassed.
There is also a saying that doctors don't wear underwear when they perform surgery. Why? Do you know which surgeries require the patient to be naked?
1. Doctors do not wear underwear during surgery, why?
It has been said before that surgeons usually do not wear underwear when performing operations. Is this true? In order to ensure the smooth operation of the operation, doctors generally ensure that the operating room is in a sterile state.
Therefore, before surgery, you will take off your clothes, put on surgical gowns, masks, hats, etc., and then perform sterilization and disinfection before surgery. So why not recommend doctors to wear underwear during surgery?
1. Save money
Some diseases are contagious. In order to avoid being infected, the doctor may throw it away in order to avoid being infected, and it is more troublesome to clean. If you don’t wear underwear, it will save money indirectly.
2. Avoid getting wet
If the doctor does not wear underwear, he may also be worried about getting wet, and there may be a lot of bleeding during the operation, so as to prevent the blood from flowing down the clothes and onto the underwear.
2. Why do some surgeries require the patient to be completely naked?
In addition to some surgeons not wearing underwear, some operations require patients to be naked, so why do some operations need to be naked? Chen Jian, a nurse in the operating room of Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital, explained that the patient's complete nudity 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 infection, so patients are generally required to take off their clothes and then cover their bodies with sterile cloths for surgery.
2. To facilitate the smooth progress of the surgical process
During surgery, anesthesia administration, antibiotics, blood transfusion and other steps may require the use of an indwelling needle, and it is easier to observe the surgical process by taking off your clothes.
3. Emergencies can detect invisible wounds in time
For patients admitted to the hospital through the emergency, the medical staff can see the existence of invisible wounds by taking off their clothes, which is more convenient for treatment.
3. In what situations does the patient need to "undress"?
Not all surgeries require patients to take off all their clothes. Do you know what situations require patients to take off their clothes?
For major surgery such as cancer tumor, knee replacement surgery, gynecological surgery, urological surgery, etc., the doctor needs to observe the patient's physical condition at any time, so it is generally necessary to take off all the clothes.
However, there are still some operations that only require half nakedness, such as abdominal surgery, ankle joint, knee joint surgery, upper body surgery , etc. Generally, only half nakedness is required, and there is no need to take off all clothes.
Some surgeons do not wear underwear, in fact, mainly to save money and avoid getting wet, etc. Of course, some doctors will wear underwear. In some operations, in order to ensure sterility, facilitate the smooth operation of the operation, and discover invisible wounds, patients will be required to perform the operation completely naked, such as cancer and gynecological operations, which all require nakedness.
References:
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[3] Embarrassing! 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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