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{{Short description|Table on which a patient lies during a surgical operation}}

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[[File:BLW 19th Century Operating Table.jpg|thumb|right|170px|A 19th-century operating table.]]An '''operating table''', sometimes called '''[[operating room]] [[Table (furniture)|table]]''', is the table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation.<ref name=TFD>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/operating+table Operating table], thefreedictionary.com</ref> This surgical equipment is usually found inside the [[surgery]] room of a [[hospital]].<ref name=Reverso>[http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-cobuild/operating%20table Operating table], dictionary.reverso.net</ref> A specialized type of operating table, called a surgical fracture table (or trauma table), is designed to allow an [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopedic surgeon]] to perform common orthopedic procedures such as [[Hip fracture|hip fractures]], [[Pelvic fracture|pelvic fractures]], [[Tibial fracture|tibial fractures]], [[Crus fracture|fibula fractures]], and anterior approach total hip [[Hip replacement|arthroplasty]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Operating Tables {{!}} OR Tables {{!}} Surgical Tables {{!}} STERIS |url=https://www.steris.com/healthcare/products/surgical-tables |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.steris.com}}</ref> Modern surgical fracture tables cost >US$200,000, but the costs can be reduced to make them more accessible using distributed [[Digital modeling and fabrication|digital fabrication]] with [[3D printing]] of [[open-source hardware]] designs.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bow |first1=J. K. |last2=Gallup |first2=N. |last3=Sadat |first3=S. A. |last4=Pearce |first4=J. M. |date=2022-07-15 |title=Open source surgical fracture table for digitally distributed manufacturing |journal=PLOS ONE |language=en |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=e0270328 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0270328 |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=9286293 |pmid=35839177 |bibcode=2022PLoSO..1770328B |doi-access=free }}</ref>

== Definition ==

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There are a number of basic functions that every operating table must fulfill in order to meet the requirements made of it. For example, the ''height'' of an operating table must be ''adjustable''. This is the only way a surgeon can adapt it to their height and thus work ergonomically. In addition it must be possible to ''tilt'' the table to the left and to the right to ensure a better overview into body cavities or to use gravity to move organs (e.g. laparoscopy).

In addition, the individual ''operating table segments'' must also be ''adjustable''. This is the only way to ensure the necessary anatomical bends of the body and enable extremities to be positioned suitable for operating. A further property of the operating table top is ''radiolucency''. The radiolucent surface should be as large as possible to ensure the largest possible image without disruption. The padding of the table is also important, this must be both soft and radiolucent. Soft because it must distribute the pressure optimally otherwise the patient may suffer pressure ulcers which staff may be liable for.

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== Comparison: Operating table system and mobile operating table ==

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==Further reading==

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060823200348/http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpcd/classification.cfm?start_search=1&DeviceName=&ProductCode=&ThirdParty=&DeviceClass=1&SUBMISSION_TYPE_ID=4&GMPExempt=N&Panel=&RegulationNumber=878.4950&PAGENUM=10&SortColumn=DeviceName Product Classification]

*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29076886/ Air Warming]

*[https://www.agasan.com/en/operation-and-multi-function-tables.html Types of Operation tables]