why is it that when you have an operation, you cant where any clothes at all?

Question

it feels like an uncomfortable situaltion and why cant you where anything not even you underwear

Answer 1

Because of the risk of infection. All clothing will carry microbes, bacteria etc. which could cause an infection in the surgical site, that could possibly even kill you. Everything in a surgical room has to be completely sterile before use. Even to the point that the Dr. will not even touch his own gloves to put them on himself, and will not tie his gown. Both of these are done by gloved assistants. It's a very dangerous thing to open someone up. The slightest infection within your body can wreak havoc. Since your skin acts as a barrier to all these bacteria and microbes on a daily basis, when it is opened up, it could let it all in.

Answer 2

It's all very technical really. Here are the following reasons why...

1) External Environment control - the surgery room has to be absent of any contaminants, your clothes may contain bacteria, that is why you are isolated from your garments.

2) Internal Environment control - a surgery, that requires you to have your clothes off, is all about opening some part of you usually the upper part of your body. Now, blood circulation is vital, if you have underwear on which is below the abdomen, the elastic of that could hinder or slow down blood circulation which may lead you to die.
That is why you are only asked to wear that loose exposing garment on

Hope this clarifies things...

Answer 3

The operating room is considered as a sterile area. That is why patients are not allowed to wear their street clothes when they go into the theatre or operating room. If this happens, there is a breach in the sterility of the area thus infection may ensue.

That is why nurses have to change into scrubs when they get into the operating theater and same with doctors and medical technicians.

Answer 4

Sterility.

The same reason anyone in the OR is gowned up and masked.

Any clothing would be contaminated by bacteria, etc. -- things you don't give a second thought to (and don't need to give a second thought to) in other everday situations can be dangerous if present in an OR, where there are "open wounds" for said bacteria to enter.

The medical team also needs access to your entire body, as you never know what will happen and what they will need to do.

Answer 5

For surgical procedures you have to wear a hospital gown or in rare cases, nothing. Your regular clothing is not considered sterile and the doctors want to minimize the amount of germs that you come into contact with during the surgery.

Answer 6

Well it depends on what kind of surgery your having but they dont want you to have clothing on so that iots easier to perform the surgery and if something goes wrong and they need to do something else its easier to get to the area. Thats my guess I had my tubes tied and I wore my hospital gown and these cotton stretch underwear I just had my baby so I couldnt be in there w/ nothing on.

Answer 7

Infectious germs may be present on the clothing. Trust me you do not want an infection in a surgical incision.
I had a staph infection develop in my c section. It required
3 more surguiries to cut out infectious dead tissue, the wound had to be left open, unstitched, to heal from inside out. It took over a year to heal and I still have problems.

Answer 8

Your clothes carry about a bazillion germs that aren't allowed in the sterile OR. It's not like your doc hasn't seen a hundred others without their clothes on...plus it's easier for them to do what they need to do without all the clothes getting in the way.

Answer 9

They need to have quick easy access to you in case of a problem; also, your clothes are not sterile. You may also need a catheter, in which case you can't wear underwear.

Answer 10

You can't wear underwear because they will in all likelihood be administering a catheter.
Clothes will also bring germs and bacteria into the sterile OR environment.