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Protect Your
SCDs From Fluid
O
ur sequential com-
pression devices
would often break
down from all the bodily
fluids and betadine that
would spill on them during
gynecologic laparoscopy
procedures. To keep our
SCDs dry, we now wrap
them in a 16-inch x 20-inch
plastic bag with an adhe-
sive strip that secures the
bag around the SCD tubing.
We "bag" the units in the
pre-operative area, but are
careful not to cover the
arm that hooks onto the stretcher or OR table so that the machine
stays secure. Once the patient is positioned on the OR table, we
position the SCD on the underside perineal cutout section of the
OR table, which keeps the machine off the floor and prevents it
from being damaged when the leg section is dropped or the bed is
lowered.
Vicki V. Schultz, RN, CASC
Texas Health Women's Specialty Surgery Center
Dallas, Texas
vschultz@thwssc.com
• FLUID INVASION Protect your sequential compression devices
from fluids by wrapping each one in a self-sealing adhesive bag.
Texas
Health
Women's
Specialty
Surgery
Center
