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The operating room (OR) complex in CMC Vellore has a rich heritage and is situated in 3 different areas. It stands out as a unique system in the nation. The role of a nurse in the operating room is highly crucial and vital. The OR nurses are involved in assisting surgeons in the surgeries, evaluating the patient’s response during and after surgeries, and maintaining the quality of care in a highly complex environment.

Services
The operating room is recognized worldwide as a critical care area. Approximately 30 different units are performing surgery in Main OR, 14 units in the Centenary building OR, and 22 units are operating in Daycare. We have 38 Operating tables specifically for General Surgery, Urology, Neurology, Cardiothoracic surgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Pediatric Surgery. We are also having the facility to do Liver transplants and Renal transplants, Microvascular surgeries, LASER surgeries and also, we do cochlear implants. We have a Daycare facility and a facility to operate emergency surgeries. In a day, 80-100 major surgeries and 20-40 minor surgical procedures are done from Monday to Friday. Emergency Surgeries will be done on Saturday and Sunday. We do have well equipped TSSU (Theater Sterile Supply Unit inside the theatre itself for sterilizing theatre equipment). Operation theaters are equipped with all basic and special equipment under each surgical specialty unit for learning purposes for both undergraduate nursing students and nursing staff.
Special days Observed: International peri- operative day is celebrated in the month of November.

Training
The Department of OR Nursing conducts workshops on Laparoscopic surgeries. Weekly In-service Education classes are arranged for OR Nursing staff. The specialized course offered in the department is Post-diploma in Operating Room, which is a one-year course. This course equips the nurses to be skillful in assisting with various surgeries, identifying the complications in the Post-Operative Anesthesia Care Unit, and teaching the principles of Operating Room management.

Faculty details:
Mrs. Sonia P. Abraham Professor and HOU
Ms. Thenmozhi Sundar Assistant Professor Grade I & Nurse Manager

Mr. Charles Sathiya Oli M.Sc., Tutor & Nurse Manager
Ms. Malini Rachel M.Sc., Tutor & Nurse Manager
Mr. Charles Immanuel M.Sc., Tutor & Nurse Manager

Contact Us
Name of the HOU: Mrs. Sonia P. Abraham
Department Address: Medical Surgical Nursing Specialty V, College Of Nursing, Christian
Medical College, Vellore
email: mainor@cmcvellore.ac.in
Contact number: 0416 2282675