title: Modified irrigation hose placement in draping for craniotomy: provision of a free foot space for surgeons: technical note.
abstract: Sterility and utility are essential in surgical draping. For craniotomy, we modified the course of the irrigation hose to maintain a free foot space for the surgeon by connection with a suction bottle placed beside the patient's body through a slit made in the linen. This minor modification provides convenience to the surgeon during operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. satoru4756@aol.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Utsuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujii
mesh_terms: D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004867:Equipment Design / Q000379:methods; D006804:Ergonomics / Q000379:methods; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation; D009873:Operating Rooms / Q000592:standards; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000592:standards*; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000592:standards; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*