An Innovation of “Stereotactic Frame Clothing”
Jantana Klaycharoen RN*, Prakob Boonmadee RN*, Sarun Nunta-aree MD, PhD**
Affiliation : * Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand ** Neurosurgical Unit, Division of Perioperative Nursing, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Background : Many stereotactic brain surgeries have been performed in our center. There was difficulty in operative field
preparation and patients with surgical wound infection were found. We therefore invented stereotactic frame clothing to solve
these problems.
Objective : The invention aims to prevent contamination and infection during stereotactic surgery, and to improve convenience
in operative field preparation.
Material and Method: The authors invented stereotactic frame clothing from a large piece of surgical cloth. The invention
was used and evaluated with questionnaire by surgeons and surgical nurses.
Results : This invention was used in 20 patients undergoing stereotactic surgery and was evaluated by ten surgeons and ten
nurses. No contamination and infection was found. The device was helpful in improvement of convenience in operative field
preparation. Statistical analysis showed very good satisfactory level in all aspects of evaluation.
Conclusion : Stereotactic frame clothing is easy to use, convenient, safe, and helpful in prevention of intraoperative
contamination. It can be used in hospitals with available stereotactic frame.
Keywords : Innovation, Stereotactic surgery, Stereotactic frame, Clothing
