Animal Medical Hospital |
(604)926-8654
www.vet.bc.ca
Surgery Suite
You can see in the picture that there are no conventional taps on this sink. Once scrubbing, the surgeon cannot touch anything with his or her hands, and so can't use taps to regulate the water. Instead, there is a knee bracket (underneath the sink, pointing to the right in the picture). The surgeon manipulates this with his or her knee to turn the water on and off.
Our surgery suite is a separate room within the treatment area. No animals are allowed in the room except those having surgery. This room is disinfected regularly and there is no foot or animal traffic of any kind allowed. This minimizes contamination and the risk of infection during surgery. The table is fully adjustable. It can be raised and lowered, or tilted to the surgeon's specifications. There are two anesthetic machines waiting behind the surgery table, and there is an x-ray viewer on the wall. |