What draping procedure is used for surgery on the backbone?
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It would vary widely depending on the hospital and what drapes they have available.
In Victoria, Australia, the first step is usually to "square off" the surgical field (after prepping) next to huck towels (cloth towels about 60 x 45cm that are either disposable or launderable). If a "lami (laminectomy) drape" is available, this is used next. This is a hulking disposable drape with a clear plastic sheet in the centre which is cement. This sticks down the the prepared skin and huck towels. If no lami drape is available, then a separate plastic sheet is stuck over the operative site and huck towels (e.g. Ioban by 3M). The rest of the body is then draped with substantial rectangular drapes - these can be disposable with adhesive edges, or traditional "large greens" (large green linen sheets). If greens are used, they are secured next to towel clips.
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