Operating field

{{Short description|Sterile area where surgery is performed}} An '''operating field''', also referred to as a '''surgical field''', is an isolated sterile area where surgery is performed.<ref>{{cite web |title=operating field |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/operating+field |website=TheFreeDictionary.com |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref> It is usually utilized to reduce the chance of post-operative infections, and aims to improve efficiency during surgery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Preparation of the operating field |url=https://deltamed.pro/en/news/preparation-of-the-operating-field |website=Delta MED |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Eisner |first1=Georg |title=Eye Surgery |chapter=Preparation of the Operating Field |date=1990 |pages=119–132 |doi=10.1007/978-3-642-71799-4_5|isbn=978-3-642-71801-4 }}</ref> Lower complication rates post surgery have also been linked to clearness of the operating field.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Daochang |last2=Jiang |first2=Tingting |last3=Wang |first3=Yizhou |last4=Miao |first4=Rulin |last5=Shan |first5=Fei |last6=Li |first6=Ziyu |date=November 2020 |title=Clearness of operating field: a surrogate for surgical skills on in vivo clinical data |url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11548-020-02267-z |journal=International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery |language=en |volume=15 |issue=11 |pages=1817–1824 |doi=10.1007/s11548-020-02267-z |pmid=33044734 |s2cid=222279924 |issn=1861-6410|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Birkmeyer |first1=John D. |last2=Finks |first2=Jonathan F. |last3=O'Reilly |first3=Amanda |last4=Oerline |first4=Mary |last5=Carlin |first5=Arthur M. |last6=Nunn |first6=Andre R. |last7=Dimick |first7=Justin |last8=Banerjee |first8=Mousumi |last9=Birkmeyer |first9=Nancy J.O. |date=2013-10-10 |title=Surgical Skill and Complication Rates after Bariatric Surgery |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |language=en |volume=369 |issue=15 |pages=1434–1442 |doi=10.1056/NEJMsa1300625 |pmid=24106936 |issn=0028-4793|doi-access=free }}</ref>

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