Section 17-2914. FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES FOR ANIMAL SURGERY AND POST SURGICAL CARE

 

2914.1If surgery is to be performed, appropriate facilities and equipment shall be provided. Surgery shall be performed in a room which is reserved only for surgery and used for no other purpose. A surgery room may not serve as a corridor. The operating area shall be run in accordance with accepted surgical practice with regard to anesthesia, asepsis, life support, monitoring procedures, and recovery care.

 

2914.2A suitably equipped area shall include the following equipment and supplies:

 

(a)A surgical table with non-porous surface;

 

(b)Autoclave for effective sterilization of instruments, linens, gloves, gowns, and similar items, will have internal and external sterilization monitors;

 

(c)Instrument table, stand, or tray and waste receptacle;

 

(d)A scrub sink or a similar container for surgical preparation;

 

(e)Operating light with sufficient power to illuminate the surgical area clearly with a minimum of one hundred (100) foot-candles;

 

(f)Automatic emergency lighting;

 

(g)Instruments, supplies, and equipment appropriate for the surgical procedures performed in the hospital;

 

(h)Instruments and equipment for artificial respiration, including but not limited to, resuscitation (Ambu) bag and endotracheal tubes;

 

(i)Circle gas anesthesia machine in working condition utilizing an anesthetic vaporizer and effective scavenger system; and

 

(j)Provision for proper and adequate post-surgical care and monitoring.

 

2914.3Surgeons and assistants shall wear clean or sterile attire and sterile gloves appropriate to the procedure.

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 35 DCR 6630, 6639 (September 2, 1988).