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Operating department practitioners (ODPs) are a type of health care provider involved with the overall planning and delivery of a patient's perioperative care. They are mainly employed in surgical operating departments but can be found in other clinical areas including Accident & Emergency (A&E), Intensive Care Units (ICU), and Ambulance Service. The title of "Operating Department Practitioner" is a protected title in the United Kingdom and the profession has been regulated since 2004 by the UK's Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). ODPs work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team that includes doctors, nurses and support workers. The HCPC recognise two groups as professional bodies for ODPs:〔 * The College of Operating Department Practitioners (CODP), previously known as the Association of Operating Department Practitioners (AODP) were the registering body, but since April 2014 have become part of the UNISON union. * The Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP), formerly the National Association of Theatre Nurses, is an organisation that offers membership and services to any person whether a Doctor, Nurse, ODP or Health Care Assistant (HCA). ODPs provide care and support for patients undergoing surgery during the three main perioperative stages: *Anaesthetic stage (Pre-operative) *Surgical stage (Intra - operative) *Recovery stage (Post-operative) ==Anaesthetic stage== During this stage of a patient's care, ODPs prepare the drugs and equipment needed for the patient to undergo anaesthesia. This involves preparing and checking ventilation equipment, anaesthetic machines, intravenous drugs / fluids, devices to facilitate breathing (laryngeal mask airways, endotracheal tubes,...). ODPs must also be able to assist Anaesthetists during emergency situations. ODPs also conduct pre-surgery check lists, to ensure that the right patient is receiving the right treatment, and has given informed consent. These last "barrier" checks can sometimes discover important information that no-one else has picked up on, such as allergies and fasting status for example. They assist the anaesthetist with the planned anaesthetic. They stay with the patient throughout their surgical intervention and alongside the anaesthetist help to maintain the "triad of anaesthesia" which consists of: * Analgesia (pain control — opioid and non-opioid analgesics etc.) * Muscle Relaxation (to minimise patient movement during surgery and/or facilitate ventilation) * Hypnosis(drug induced sleep) In some hospitals ODPs are members of "in-hospital" cardiac arrest teams, they work closely with anaesthetists to maintain the patient's airway. They also attend "trauma calls" normally in the hospital's resuscitation area where they can deal with anything from babies with respiratory difficulties to major road traffic accident victims with polytrauma. In some NHS Trusts, ODPs are also an important resource used during emergency inter-hospital transfers, mainly to Neurosurgical hospitals, decompression chambers and intensive care units. ODPs prepare and facilitate transfers arranging drugs, equipment, emergency airway apparatus. The anaesthetist, ODP and two paramedics usually make up the transfer team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Operating Department Practitioners」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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