The recipient liver OR is arranged for a major laparotomy and vascular procedure with customized instruments,supplies,and sutures according to the transplant surgeon's preference.In addition to the general patient care accessories,equipment,and supplies needed for any large surgery,also included are intraoperative laboratory testing and an autotransfusion system.Describe the boundaries of the surgical skin prep for the patient about to receive a liver transplant.

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The patient is prepped from the neck to midthigh,bedline to bedline.Prep solution should not pool at the bedline or wet the sheets on the OR bed.Fire safety precautions for prep solutions must be followed.

The Recipient Liver OR Is Arranged for a Major Laparotomy